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ujRii ujRii huii har aas lage
zindagii Ram ka ban-baas lage

(aas : hope; ban-baas : exile)

tuu ke bahtii huii nadiyaa ke samaan
tujhko dekhuuN to mujhe pyaas lage

(nadiyaa : river; samaan : similar; pyaas : thirst)

phir bhii chhuunaa use, aasaan nahiiN
itnii duurii pe bhii, jo paas lage

vaqt saayaa saa koii chhoR gayaa
ye jo ek dard kaa ehsaas lage

aik ek laher kisii yug kii kathaa
mujhko Gangaa ko’ii itiihaas lage

(yug : era; kathaa : story; itiihaas : history)

sher-o-naGhme se ye vahshat terii
Khud terii ruuh ka aflaas lage

(sher-o-naGhme : couplets and songs; vahshat : loneliness, dreariness; ruuh : soul; iflaas : poverty)

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