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ab bhalaa chhoR ke ghar kyaa karte
shaam ke vaqt safar kyaa karte
terii masruufiyateN jaante the
apne aane kii Khabar kyaa karte
(masruufiyateN : engagements)
jab sitaare hii nahiiN mil paaye
le ke ham shams-o-qamar kyaa karte
(shams-o-qamar : Sun and the Moon)
vo musaafir hii khulii dhuup kaa thaa
saaye phailaa ke shajar kyaa karte
(shajar : tree)
Khaak hii avval-o-aaKhir thahrii
kar (?) ke zarre ko gauhar kyaa karte
(Khaak : dust; avval-o-aaKhir : in the beginning and the end; zarre : particles; gauhar : jewels)
raaye pehle se hii banaa lii tuune
dil meN ab ham tere ghar kyaa karte
ishq ne saare saliiqe bakhshe
husn se kasb-e-hunar kyaa karte
(saliiqe : etiquettes; kasb-e-hunar : ?)
Parveen Shakir
Listen to an amazing rendition by Tina Sani below:

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Your poetry collection is awesome, and its best always.
keep up good work, i am your very very regular reader.
It is simply beautiful.