Dil ki dastaan thi, ek pyaara sa afsana,
Milke juda hue, hum ek duje se begana.
Vaadein karke chhod gaye, tanhaaiyon mein tadapte,
Tut gaya tha dil, pyaar ki raahon mein lapakkar!
Dil ki dastaan thi, ek pyaara sa afsana,
Milke juda hue, hum ek duje se begana.
Vaadein karke chhod gaye, tanhaaiyon mein tadapte,
Tut gaya tha dil, pyaar ki raahon mein lapakkar!
Shab-o-roz ki fikr hai ke ab poochon usska main haal kaise
Maine toh bewafayi na ki, toh mujhe hai yeh itna malaal kaise
Kaise chorh doon isse yeh illat nahi ne’mat hai yaar ‘Burq’
Cigarette na hou toh sulgaon bad-maazi ka poshida khayaal kaise
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Mujh jaise ko bhi ussne jeena sikha diya
Bohat maghroor tha zameen se laga diya
Mera pathar sifat dil kabhi pighla kahan tha
Mujh jaise sang-dil ko ussne rona sikha diya
Yaar sukhan-vari ab har kisi ke bas mein kahan
Usski bewafayi ne ‘Burq’ tujhe shayar bana diya
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Ishq ka ilam sikhne gya tha
aur logon ke chehre padhnaa sikh kar lautaa hoon
ईशक का ईलम सिखने गया था
और लोगों के चेहरे पढ़ना सिख कर लौटा हूं