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apnā hī haal tak na khulā mujh ko ta-ba-marg

maiñ kaun huuñ kahāñ se chalā thā kahāñ gayā

apna hi haal tak na khula mujh ko ta-ba-marg

main kaun hun kahan se chala tha kahan gaya

Hairat Allahabadi

sunī na ek bhī zālim ne aarzū dil kī

ye kis ke sāmne ham arz-e-hāl kar baiThe

suni na ek bhi zalim ne aarzu dil ki

ye kis ke samne hum arz-e-haal kar baiThe

Hairat Allahabadi

ek ham haiñ raat bhar karvaT badalte hī kaTī

ek vo haiñ din chaḌhe tak jin kā dar khultā nahīñ

ek hum hain raat bhar karwaT badalte hi kaTi

ek wo hain din chaDhe tak jin ka dar khulta nahin

Sehr Ishqabadi

jo dekhtā huuñ vahī bolne kā aadī huuñ

maiñ apne shahr kā sab se baḌā fasādī huuñ

jo dekhta hun wahi bolne ka aadi hun

main apne shahr ka sab se baDa fasadi hun

Shakeel Shah

kis ne aa kar ham ko dī āvāz pichhlī raat meñ

kaun ham ko chheḌne aayā hai in lamhāt meñ

kis ne aa kar hum ko di aawaz pichhli raat mein

kaun hum ko chheDne aaya hai in lamhat mein

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  • شکستہ

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broken, routed, defeated, impaired, weak, sick, infirm

'ajab safā.ī hai us kūza-gar ke hāthoñ meñ

shikasta shai bhī salāmat dikhā.ī detī hai

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