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Date: 19-Apr-99
Poet: Nida Fazli


din saliiqe se ugaa raat Thikaane se rahii
dostii apanii bhii kuchh roz zamaane se rahii

cha.nd lamho.n ko hii baa.NTii hai.n musavvir aa.Nkhe.n
zi.ndagii roz to tasviir banaane se rahii

[musavvir = artiste]

is a.ndhere me.n to Thokar hii ujaalaa degii
raat ja.gal me.n ko_ii shammaa jalaane se rahii

faasalaa chaa.Nd banaa detaa hai har patthar ko
duur kii raushanii nazadiik to aane se rahii

[faasalaa = distance]

shahar me.n sab ko kahaa.N milatii hai rone kii fursat
apanii izzat bhii yahaa.N ha.Nsane ha.Nsaane se rahii