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Date: 07-Nov-99
Poet: Malikzada Manzoor

na Khauf-e-barq na Khauf-e-sharar lage hai mujhe
Khud apane baaG ke phuulo.n se Dar lage hai mujhe

[Khauf = fear; barq = lightning; sharar = spark of fire/ember]

ajiib dard kaa rishtaa hai saarii duniyaa me.n
kahii.n vo jalataa huaa makaa.N apanaa hii ghar lage hai mujhe

mai.n ek jaam huu.N kis kis ke ho.nTh tak pahu.Nchuu.N
Gazab kii pyaas liye har bashar lage hai mujhe

[jaam = wine goblet; Gazab = very strong; bashar = human being]

taraash letaa huu.N us se bhii aa_iin-e-"Manzoor"
kisii ke haath kaa patthar agar lage hai mujhe

[taraashanaa = to shape or carve]