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sitam-rasiidaa hai Hindustan meN Urdu
isii zubaan meN Hindustan ziyaadaa hai

(sitam-rasiidaa : persecuted)

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ucchal paRtaa hai saayaa aur mujhko Dar nahiiN lagtaa
ko’ii aaseb ho insaan se baRh kar nahiiN lagtaa

(aaseb : ghost)

kahiiN kacche phaloN ko sang-baarii toR letii hai
kahiiN phal suukh jaate haiN ko’ii patthar nahiiN lagtaa

(sang-baarii : barrage of stones)

hazaaroN mushkileN haiN dostoN se duur rahne meN
magar ek faaydaa hai piiTh par Khanjar nahiiN lagtaa

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kahaa phir phone par maaN se ke raavii aish likhtaa hai
samandar paar meraa haal kyaa hai kisne dekhaa hai

(raavii : narrator)

ujaale ke numaainde nayii taariiKh likhte haiN
jalaayii haiN kuch itnii bastiyaaN har suu ujaalaa hai

(numaainde : nominated members)

itnii nokiilii kirnoN se pauDhaa to jal jaayegaa
lekin das-baaraah GhanToN meN suuraj bhii Dhal jaayegaa

Muzaffar Hanfi

Courtesy: Syed Abubaker Maliki

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