Ghalat ho gaheeN sab kitaabooN kee baateN

Ghazal:
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1. chaleiN zindagi ke niSabooN kee baateN
Ghalat ho gaheeN sab kitaabooN kee baateN

2. ghaRee do ghaRee thee gulabooN kee baateN
raheeN u'mr bhar phir azaabooN kee baateN

3. suneeN tum ne saare HisaabooN kee baateN
chipee reh ga,eeN be-HisaabooN kee baateN

4. bohat soch kar yeh kahaa thaa kisee ne!
karo har kisee se nah KhwabooN kee baateN

5. vohii ek takraar thee zindagi meN
sawalooN kee baateN jawabooN kee baateN

6. hameN "aagahii", "zindagi" se milee hai
sikh~aaho nah ham ko kitabooN kee baateN

7. Ghazal meN miri, mil nah paa,eeNgii tum ko
:sharabooN: kee baateN, :shababooN: kee baateN

8. ghareebana dil kee hai saadaa mizaaji
kareN ham bhalaa kyaa nawaabooN kee baateN

9. Hayaa, be-Hayaayii, meN kyaa farq samjheN
naheeN jaante jo :HijaabooN: kee baateN

10. gunahooN kee lazzat se manoos the jo
kahaaN kar sake voh cawaabooN kee baateN

11. Haqaa,iq ka chehrah judaa saa lage gaa
bayaaN gar hooN :Raji: naqaabaoN kii baateN

( Zahida Raees :Raji: )