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jo maktab ishq meñ jaise paḌhā sanam kī kitāb

ḳhat aane se nahīñ ḳhātir jamā hue mutlaq

ise to ḳhat kahūñ yā sabza yā sitam kī kitāb

shab-e-firāq se terī gayā huuñ sab kuchh bhuul

viqāya kanz-o-hidāya sabhī ilam kī kitāb

huā ba-madrasa-e-ishq jab se tālib-e-ilm

bahut hai apne mutāla ko ek dam kī kitāb

na barhaman huuñ na mullā na maulvī na atiit

jo pothī dair kī pān.cho o yā haram kī kitāb

kitāb-e-husn kī 'qāsim-alī' mutāla kar

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