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lamhaa lamhaa bhaarii hai gomtii se jamnaa tak
zindagii hamaarii hai gomtii se jamnaa tak
(gomtii, jamnaa : rivers in north India associated with Lucknow and Delhi respectively)
har Khayaal zehnoN meN harf ko tarse
vo sukuut taarii gomtii se jamnaa tak
(zehn : mind; harf : words; sukuut : silence)
har adaa se vaaqif haiN har suKhan samajhte haiN
zindagii guzaarii hai gomtii se jamnaa tak
(vaaqif : known; suKhan : words)
aashiqoN ke dil meN bhii ham ne to nahiiN dekhii
aisii be-qaraarii hai gomtii se jamnaa tak
Iqbal Umar

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Wah, kya ghazab nostalgic ho rahe haiN Umar sahab. Kya Awadh se duur haiN, kisi doosre mulk meN…gomti to duur hone par hii aisii shiddat se yaad aatii hai
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