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Date: 19-Mar-99
Poet: Ali Sardar Jafri

This nazm was penned by Ali Sardar Jafri, the 
winner of the 1998 Jnanpith award.

aavaaraa hai.n galiyo.n me.n mai.n aur merii tanahaa_ii 
jaaye.N to kahaa.N jaaye.N har mo.D pe rusavaa_ii 
mai.n aur merii tanahaa_ii 

ye phuul se chehare hai.n ha.Nsate huye guladaste 
ko_ii bhii nahii.n apanaa begaane hai.n sab raste 
raahe.n bhii tamaashaa_ii raahii bhii tamaashaa_ii 
mai.n aur merii tanahaa_ii 

armaan sulagate hai.n siine me.n chitaa jaise 
qaatil nazar aatii hai duniyaa kii havaa jaise 
rotii hai mere dil par bajatii hu_ii shahanaa_ii 
mai.n aur merii tanahaa_ii 

har ra.ng me.n ye duniyaa sau ra.ng badalatii hai 
ro kar kabhii ha.Nsatii hai, ha.Ns kar kabhii gaatii hai 
ye pyaar kii baahe.n hai.n yaa maut kii a.nga.Daa_ii 
mai.n aur merii tanahaa_ii 

aakaash ke maathe par taaro.n kaa charaaGaa.N hai 
pahaluu me.n magar mere zaKhmo.n kaa gulistaa.N hai 
aa.Nkho.n se lahuu Tapakaa daaman me.n bahaar aa_ii 
mai.n aur merii tanahaa_ii