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ab bhii tauhiin-e-ita’at nahiiN hogii hamse
dil nahiiN hogaa to ba’it nahiiN hogii hamse

(tauhiin : disrespect; ita’at : to follow; ba’it : to profess loyalty)

roz ek taazah qasiidah nayii tashbiib ke saath
rizq bar-haq hai ye Khidmat nahiiN hogii hamse

(qasiidah : ode; tashbiih : metaphor; rizq : livelihood; bar-haq : true)

dil ke ma’abuud, jabiinoN ke KhudaaoN se alag
aise aalam meN ibaadat nahiiN hogii hamse

(ma’abuud : one who is worshipped; jabiin : forehead)

har nayii nasl ko ek taazah madiine kii talaash
saahebo! ab ko’ii hijrat nahiiN hogii hamse

(hijrat : immigration)

Iftikhar Arif

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