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AB KE RUT BADALII TO KHUSHBUU KAA SAFAR DEKHEGAA KAUN

ab ke rut badalii to Khushbuu kaa safar dekhegaa kaun 


zaKhm phuulo.n kii tarah mahake.nge par dekhegaa kaun 





dekhanaa sab raqs-e-bismal me.n magan ho jaaye.nge 


jis taraf se tiir aayegaa udhar dekhegaa kaun 





vo havas ho yaa vafaa ho baat maharuumii kii hai 


log to phal-phuul dekhe.nge shajar dekhegaa kaun 





[maharuum=deprived; shajar=tree] 





ham chiraaG-e-shab hii jab Thahare to phir kyaa sochanaa 


raat thii kis kaa muqaddar aur sahar dekhegaa kaun 





[chiraaG-e-shab=night lamp] 





aa fasiil-e-shahar se dekhe.n Ganiim-e-shahar ko 


shahar jalataa ho to tujh ko baam par dekhegaa kaun 





[fasiil-e-shahar=city wall/boundary; Ganiim-e-shahar=city's enemy] 





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