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A casual browsing through a book on Gazals brought this 
Gazal by Riaz Khairabadi to my notice. Riaz Khairabadi 
was a protege of Ameer Minai. Note the similarity between 
the Ameer Minai Gazal posted yesterday and today's Gazal


jii uThe hashr me.n phir jii se guzarane vaale
yaa.N bhii paidaa huye phir aap pe marane vaale

[hashr = day of judgement; yaa.N = here]

hai udaasii shab-e-maatam kii suhaanii kaisii
chaa.Nv me.n taaro.n kii nikale hai.n sa.Nvarane vaale

ham to samajhe the ki dushman pe uThaayaa Kha.njar
tumane jaanaa ki hamii.n tum pe hai.n marane vaale

sabr kii mere, mujhe daad zaraa de denaa
O mere hashr ke din faisalaa karane vaale

kyaa mazaa detii hai bijalii kii chamak mujhako "Riaz"
mujhase lipaTate hai.n, mere naam se Darane vaale