kabhii yahaa.N tumhe.n Dhuu.NDhaa, kabhii vahaa.N pahu.Nchaa
tumhaarii diid kii Kaatir kahaa.N-kahaa.N pahu.Nchaa
Gariib miT ga_e, paamaal ho ga_e lekin
kisii talak na teraa aaj tak nishaa.n pahu.Nchaa
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% and then the qawwali itself: (I'm giving interesting excerpts only)

ho bhii nahii.n aur, har jaa ho
ho bhii nahii.n aur, har jaa ho
tum ik gorakh dhandaa ho!
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har zarre me.n kis shaan se tuu jalvaa-numaa hai
hairaa.n hai magar aql ke kaisaa hai tuu, kyaa hai?
tum ik gorakh dhandaa ho!

tujhe dair-o-haram me.n mai.nne Dhuu.NDhaa tuu nahii.n milataa
magar tashariig-farmaa tujhe apane dil me.n dekhaa hai!
tum ik gorakh dhandaa ho!

Dhuu.NDhe nahii.n mile ho, na Dhuu.NDhe se kahii.n tum
aur phir ye tamaashaa hai jahaa.N ham hai.n vahii.n tum!
tum ik gorakh dhandaa ho!

jab bajuz tere koii duusaraa maujuud nahii.n
phir samajh me.n nahii.n aataa teraa pardaa karanaa!
tum ik gorakh dhandaa ho!
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%[bajuz = alaavaa, besides]

jo ulfat me.n tumhaarii kho gayaa hai
usii kho_e hue ko kuchh milaa hai
nahii.n hai tuu to phir inakaar kaisaa?
nafii bhii tere hone kaa pataa hai
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mai.n jisako kah rahaa huu.N apanii hastii
agar vo tuu nahii.n to aur kyaa hai?
nahii.n aayaa khayaalo.n me.n agar tuu
to phir mai.n kaise samajhaa tuu khudaa hai?
tum ik gorakh dhandaa ho!

hairaa.n huu.N is baat pe tum kaun ho kyaa ho?
haath aao to but, haath na aao to Kudaa ho!
tum ik gorakh dhandaa ho!

aql me.n jo ghir gayaa la-intahaa kyo.nkar huaa?
jo samajh me.n aa gayaa phir vo Kudaa kyo.nkar huaa?
tum ik gorakh dhandaa ho!
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chhupate nahii.n ho saamane aate nahii.n ho tum
jalvaa dikhaake jalvaa dikhaate nahii.n ho tum
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dair-o-haram ke jhaga.De miTaate nahii.n ho tum
jo asl baat hai vo bataate nahii.n ho tum
hairaa.n huu.N mere dil me.n samaae ho kis tarah?
haalaa.nke do jahaa.N me.n samaate nahii.n ho tum!
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ye maabaad-o-haram, ye kaliisaa, vo dair kyo.n?
harjaa_ii ho tabhii to bataate nahii.n ho tum!
tum ik gorakh dhandaa ho!
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dil pe hairat ne ajab ra.Ng jamaa rakhaa hai!
ek ulajhii huii tasaviir banaa rakhaa hai!
kuchh samajh me.n nahii.n aataa ke ye chakkar kyaa hai?
khel kyaa tumane azal se ye rachaa rakhaa hai!
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ruuh ko jism ke pi.njare kaa banaakar kaidii
usape phir maut kaa paharaa bhii biThaa rakhaa hai!
ye buraaii, vo bhalaaii, ye jahannum, vo bahisht
is ulaT-pher me.n farmaao to kyaa rakhaa hai?
apanii pahachaan kii khaatir hai banaayaa sabako
sabakii nazaro.n se magar khud ko chhupaa rakhaa hai!
tum ik gorakh dhandaa ho!

raah-e-tahaqiiq me.n har Gaam pe ulajhan dekhuu.N
vahii haalaat-o-khayaalaat me.n anaban dekhuu.N
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banake rah jaataa huu.N tasaviir pareshaanii kii
Gaur se jab bhii kabhii duniyaa kaa darpan dekhuu.N
ek hii Kaaq pe fitrat ke tajaadaat itane!
itane hisso.n me.n ba.NTaa ek hii aa.Ngan dekhuu.N!
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%[tajaadaat = conflicts]
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kahii.n zahamat kii sulaGatii huii patjha.D kaa samaa
kahii.n rahamat ke barasate hue saavan dekhuu.N
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kahii.n phu.Nkaarate dariyaa, kahii.n khaamosh pahaa.D!
kahii.n ja.ngal, kahii.n saharaa, kahii.n gulashan dekhuu.N
Kuun rulaataa hai ye taqsiim kaa andaaz mujhe
koii dhanavaan yahaa.N par koii nirdhan dekhuu.N
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din ke haatho.n me.n faqat ek sulaGataa suuraj
raat kii maa.Ng sitaaro.n se muza_iiyyan dekhuu.N
%[faqat = sirf]
%[muzayiyan = sajee huyi]
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kahii.n murajhaae hue phuul hai.n sachchaaii ke
aur kahii.n jhuuTh ke kaa.NTo.n pe bhii joban dekhuu.N!

raat kyaa shay hai, saveraa kyaa hai?
ye ujaalaa, ye a.ndheraa kyaa hai?
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mai.n bhii naayib huu.N tumhaaraa aaKir
kyo.n ye kahate ho ke "teraa kyaa hai?"
tum ik gorakh dhandaa ho!
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jo kahataa huu.N maanaa tumhe.n lagataa hai buraa saa
phir bhii hai mujhe tumase bahar-haal Gilaa saa
har zulm kii taufiiq hai zaalim kii viraasat
mazaluum ke hisse me.n tasallii na dilaasaa
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kal taaj sajaa dekhaa thaa jis shaqs ke sar par
hai aaj usii shaqs ke haatho.n me.n hii kaasaa!
yah kyaa hai agar puuchhuu.N to kahate ho javaaban
is raaz se ho sakataa nahii.n koii shanaasaa!
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tum ik gorakh dhandaa ho!!