Shambhu Dan Mehru

Har parde ke baad
ek aur
parda hai
parde me nyay bandha hai
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Parwaane ko jalne se kab inkaar hai
muddat hue koi shama jali hi nahein

Aasman khush hai sitaron ki bhari mahafil se
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Jahan me chaman bahut
aur chaman me phool bahut
fir ye kya dawangi kar li hamne
har chaman se kaante chun baithe
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Aikaant milan ko bhouh ki rekhaon se mat tako
Ye tumhe aur bhi kamzor bana dega
Ibtadaye seekh ke andaz ko mat roko
Ye tumhe aur bhi kamzor bana dega
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Rang chahta bhi bohat hu
Berang dil lubhate ja rahe hein
Sukoon chahta bohat hu
Muqable dil ko bha rahe hein
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Anajane se nukasaan ho jaye
to usse taqadir kahate hein
Koi janate se daaman me aag laga de
to usse kya kahiye?
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E mere pyare inasaan!
bohat bhatak rahe ho tum
issi tarah bhatakate rahe
to
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Ah!
kitne bedaag
bina chamak safed
barf si safedi
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Mere liye mat thahrna
kyoki tumse
milne ke liye
mujhe upar uthana padega
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Ek baat kahna chaahta hu
ek chitthi likhna chahta hu
par
na koi aisa pata
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Hum aaj
apane purvajo se kitne viksit hein
kitne aage hein
unase zyada jante hein
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Mein antim baar
veena ke taar
fir chadhaana chaahta hu
aur fir unako wahi
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Aaj hasein sath hai to, koi hasein baat kar
gar hasein baat hai to, koi hasein sath kar
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Doudne wala jise
angrezi me racer kahte hein
doudta hai,
haar jata hai ya jeet jata hai
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In dharti ke tukdon se
insaan ki kimat bahut badi hai
yeh mat kaho ki
sarhd par insaan mar gaya
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Suraj ko kahdo ab,
tumhe hamaari marzi se ugna hoga
tumhaare waqt ki sui hum ghumaaenge
tumhari kirno, ujaalo ke nyaay
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Aapne bouraye bohat dekhe honge
pi-pi ke bahkate bhi dekhe honge
magar do din ki khushi ki khaatir
zindgi daanv pe lagaanewale
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Hamare dum se teri hasti hai aasmaanwale
hum na rahenge to teri hasti bhi na hogi
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