Ghazals on Hope
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nakash jaande ne gawache shahir de tamir wich
meri umar di raat nun tare dega kauN ?
ruh te ek shaKHas da kabza rahega der tak
hass ke apNa ghunD cha denda e kauN
maulde mausam jihi pili hari,
meri sarghi nun kis nag ne Dasia hai
siminT, gara, iTTan, chuna, baNde pe makan
kise de rahim’te rahinde, tan ajj nun mar gae hunde
uh muskan si, jaan naghma jaan nur da chashma si,
kukkh hawwa di de kiun qatal ne aadam ho rahe
honTh gulabi, naiN sharabi, tan sajjNan di baat jiha
hans jihDe kahikshan de kanDhian te lahiNge
chahia si rahega jo nazar di chanaNi baN ke
ki pata si zindgi bhar iun guzare hoNge
rok huN diwar di, didar da masla nahin
panchhi kiun gunm summ ne patte kiun chik rahe
kanDian warge phull san uh jaan phullan warge khaar
shahir mere da jekar mausam badalia hoega
KHaban da shahir hai ih ruttan udasian ne
khiDda hai rang piar da guDhe sahel naL