People who can’t afford high standards often end up mastering double standards!

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Like a tree,
I have shed all my leaves over the past few autumns,
Never to witness the spring again…

But I believe, trees without leaves are nothing but art.

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If someone thinks highly of you or holds you in high esteem,
it doesn’t mean that they should or would put up with
your lowly opinions of them.

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Wo ek chehra maine har ik tasveer me dekha hai
Shikast-e-wafa haathoñ ki lakeer me dekha hai

Jo roshan hua karta tha kabhi chhat pe meri, use
Jugnu ban chamakte kisi or ki taqdeer me dekha hai

Khwaab ki tarah utra tha kabhi aankho mein
Aksar pāni ki tarah behta jise tābeer me dekha hai

Socha mita duñ zindagi ki har ghazal se use
Par maine use duniya ki har tehreer me dekha hai

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Bas kuch khwaab hain jo noor-e-chashm hain
Warna raat ki tareekiyoñ se nikalna mumkin kahañ

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Zehen me uljhane
Andar mere shor bahot hai
Chup hu duniya ki khatir
Logo ke dil kamzor bahot hain.

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Have you ever felt
that some people
are like that favorite song
which we listen on loop
eventually to get bored of it.

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Qareeb se hokar, anjāñ se nikalte gaye
Aaina wahi raha chehre badalte gaye

Machalte the yunhi har baat par jo
Armāñ wo apne aap hi sambhalte gaye

Tamanna thi dil ko nayi seher ki magar
Log to aksar shaam ki tarah dhalte gye

Raat ki gehrai me jo güm na hue
Wo khwaab saari raat fir jalte gaye

Dil ke aashiyaane kaagaz se ho gaye
Aankhoñ me nami hui or wo galte gaye

Zara si larzish hui aur tamām armaan
Dheere dheere rait jaise phisalte gaye

Qurbañ hoti rahi dusro ke liye ‘hina’
Rang ke liye log bar bar kuchalte gaye

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