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bay-asr ho gaey sub herf-o-na'vaa tayray ba'ad
kiya kahai.n dil ka jo eh'vaal houa tayray ba'ad
too bhee deykhay to.h zeraa dayr ko peh'chaan na paa'ey
aisee budlee t'ray koochay kee ha'vaa tayray ba'ad
aur to.h kiya kissi pae'maaa(n) kee hifaazut hoti
hum say ik k'hwaaab sumbhaala na gaeya tayray ba'ad
kiya uj'ub din thay keh muqtull ki terha shehr-ba-shehr
bayn kertee houi phirtee thee ha'vaa tayray ba'ad
t'ray qadmoo.n ko jo munzil ka nishaa(n) jaantay thay
bhool bae'thay t'ray naqsh-e-kuf-e-paa tayray ba'ad
mehr-o-mahtaab do neem aik teruff khwaab do neem
jo na hona thaa vo.h. sub ho kay rha tayray ba'ad
Iftikhar Arif
kiya kahai.n dil ka jo eh'vaal houa tayray ba'ad
too bhee deykhay to.h zeraa dayr ko peh'chaan na paa'ey
aisee budlee t'ray koochay kee ha'vaa tayray ba'ad
aur to.h kiya kissi pae'maaa(n) kee hifaazut hoti
hum say ik k'hwaaab sumbhaala na gaeya tayray ba'ad
kiya uj'ub din thay keh muqtull ki terha shehr-ba-shehr
bayn kertee houi phirtee thee ha'vaa tayray ba'ad
t'ray qadmoo.n ko jo munzil ka nishaa(n) jaantay thay
bhool bae'thay t'ray naqsh-e-kuf-e-paa tayray ba'ad
mehr-o-mahtaab do neem aik teruff khwaab do neem
jo na hona thaa vo.h. sub ho kay rha tayray ba'ad
Iftikhar Arif



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