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Date: 23-Jul-99
Poet: "Aali"

Jameeluddin "Aali" was a poet of the early 20th century. 
He was born in 1926 in Delhi. He wrote ghazals and dohas.


"Aali" jii ab aap chalo tum apane bojh uThaaye
saath bhii de to aaKhir hamaare ko_ii kahaa.N tak jaaye

jis suuraj kii aas lagii hai shaayad vo bhii aaye
tum ye kaho Khud tum ne ab tak kitane diye jalaaye

apanaa kaam hai sirf mohabbat baaqii us kaa kaam
jab chaahe vo ruuThe ham se jab chaahe man jaaye

kyaa kyaa rog lage hai.n dil ko kyaa kyaa un ke bhed
ham sab ko samajahaane vaale kaun hame.n samajhaaye

ek isii ummiid pe hai.n sab dushman dost qabuul
kyaa jaane is saadaa-ravii me.n kaun kahaa.N mil jaaye

[saadaa-ravii = slow pace]

duniyaa vaale sab sachche par jiinaa hai us ko bhii
ek Gariib akelaa paapii kis kis se sharmaaye

itanaa bhii majabuur na karanaa varnaa ham kah de.nge
O "Aalii" pe ha.Nsane vaale tuu "Aali" ban jaaye