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Date: 15-Sep-99
Poet: Faiyyaz Hashmi


hame.n ko_ii Gam nahii.n thaa Gam-e-aashiqii se pahale
na thii dushmanii kisii se terii dostii se pahale 

hai ye merii badanasiibii teraa kyaa qasuur is me.n
tere Gam ne maar Daalaa mujhe zi.ndagii se pahale 

meraa pyaar jal rahaa hai ai chaa.Nd aaj chhup jaa 
kabhii pyaar thaa hame.n bhii terii chaa.Ndni se pahale 

mai.n kabhii na muskuraataa jo mujhe ye ilm hotaa 
ki hazaaro.n Gam mile.nge mujhe ik Khushii se pahale 

[ilm = knowledge]

ye ajiib imtehaa.N hai ki tumhii.n ko bhuulanaa hai 
mile kab the is tarah ham tumhe.n bedilii se pahale