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shahr me.n ajnabii honaa bhii ek ne'mat hai

aap dono.n baazuu uThaa kar parindo.n ko hushkaar sakte hai.n

chhat par kap.De sukhaane aa.ii pa.Dosan ke saath aa.nkhe.n chaar kar sakte hai.n

kamre kii khi.Dkii se daaKHil hotii december kii dhuup shirt ke button khol kar taap sakte hai.n

shahr kii tang-o-taariik galiyo.n me.n binaa mask lagaa.e ghuum sakte hai.n

cafe me.n girl-friend ke saath coffee ke sip lete us ke kandhe par jhuum sakte hai.n

restaurant me.n khaanaa khaate muft-KHor hazraat se KHud ko mahfuuz rakh sakte hai.n

lunDe kii dukaan se sastii shopping kar sakte hai.n

na.e shahr na.ii duniyaa.e.n hai.n

sab chhate.n aur sab darvaaze ek se mazbuut aur dilkash lagte hai.n

jin ke andar jhaa.nkaa nahii.n jaa saktaa

siidh me.n chalte raste pur-asraar tariiqo.n se ghuum jaate hai.n

itnii sur’at se ki samt kaa ta'ayyun tak nahii.n hotaa

chiiKHtii bhii.D aur bhaagtii gaa.Diyo.n kaa shor nii.nd chhiin letaa hai

binaa dastak hu.e darvaaza bajne kaa ehsaas rahtaa hai

agarche ko.ii aane vaalaa bhii na ho

shahr sab na.e hote hai.n na.e aane vaalo.n ke liye

aur rafta rafta apnaa nayaa-pan kho dete hai.n

anjaan raahe.n maa'ruuf shahraaho.n aur gunjaan chauraaho.n me.n badal jaatii hai.n

phir ek din sab dekhaa an-dekhaa ho jaataa

ye faraamoshii kii taraf pahlaa qadam hotaa hai

shahr me.n ajnabii honaa bhii ek ne'mat hai

aap dono.n baazuu uThaa kar parindo.n ko hushkaar sakte hai.n

chhat par kap.De sukhaane aa.ii pa.Dosan ke saath aa.nkhe.n chaar kar sakte hai.n

kamre kii khi.Dkii se daaKHil hotii december kii dhuup shirt ke button khol kar taap sakte hai.n

shahr kii tang-o-taariik galiyo.n me.n binaa mask lagaa.e ghuum sakte hai.n

cafe me.n girl-friend ke saath coffee ke sip lete us ke kandhe par jhuum sakte hai.n

restaurant me.n khaanaa khaate muft-KHor hazraat se KHud ko mahfuuz rakh sakte hai.n

lunDe kii dukaan se sastii shopping kar sakte hai.n

na.e shahr na.ii duniyaa.e.n hai.n

sab chhate.n aur sab darvaaze ek se mazbuut aur dilkash lagte hai.n

jin ke andar jhaa.nkaa nahii.n jaa saktaa

siidh me.n chalte raste pur-asraar tariiqo.n se ghuum jaate hai.n

itnii sur’at se ki samt kaa ta'ayyun tak nahii.n hotaa

chiiKHtii bhii.D aur bhaagtii gaa.Diyo.n kaa shor nii.nd chhiin letaa hai

binaa dastak hu.e darvaaza bajne kaa ehsaas rahtaa hai

agarche ko.ii aane vaalaa bhii na ho

shahr sab na.e hote hai.n na.e aane vaalo.n ke liye

aur rafta rafta apnaa nayaa-pan kho dete hai.n

anjaan raahe.n maa'ruuf shahraaho.n aur gunjaan chauraaho.n me.n badal jaatii hai.n

phir ek din sab dekhaa an-dekhaa ho jaataa

ye faraamoshii kii taraf pahlaa qadam hotaa hai