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Date: 22-Jul-99
Poet: Ibn-e-Insha

aur to ko_ii bas na chalegaa hijr ke dard ke maaro.n kaa
subah kaa honaa duubhar kar de.n rastaa rok sitaaro.n kaa

jhuuThe sikko.n me.n bhii uThaa dete hai.n aksar sachchaa maal
shaqle.n dekh ke saudaa karanaa kaam hai in ba.njaaro.n kaa

apanii zubaa.N se kuchh na kahe.nge chhup hii rahe.nge aashiq log
tum se to itanaa ho sakataa hai puuchho haal bechaaro.n kaa

ek zaraa sii baat thii jis kaa charchaa pahu.Nchaa galii galii
ham gumanaamo.n ne phir bhii ehasaan na maanaa yaaro.n kaa

dard kaa kahanaa chiiKh uTTho dil kaa taqaazaa vaza'a nibhaao
sab kuchh sahanaa chup chup rahanaa kaam hai izzat-daaro.n kaa

[vaza'a = Here the word is used to indicate self-respect]