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Date: 16-Aug-99
Poet: Qateel Shifai

yaaro kisii qaatil se kabhii pyaar na maa.Ngo
apane hii gale ke liye talavaar na maa.Ngo

gir jaaoge tum apane masiihaa kii nazar se
mar kar bhii ilaaj-e-dil-e-biimaar na maa.Ngo

khul jaayegaa is tarah nigaaho.n kaa bharam bii
kaa.NTo.n se kabhii phuul kii mahakaar na maa.Ngo

[mahakaar = fragrance]

sach baat pe milataa hai sadaa zahar kaa pyaalaa
jiinaa hai to phir jiine ke izahaar na maa.Ngo

us chiiz kaa kyaa zikr jo mumkin hii nahii.n hai
seharaa me.n kabhii saayaa-e-diivaar naa maa.Ngo

[seharaa = desert/wilderness]