Daaru Party

Aaj raat phir judenge bikhre sapne,
tahako ke beech har koi lagenge apne.

Dil ka dard bhulane ki nakaam koshish mein,
do ghoont aur peene ki purani saazish mein,
Raat waqt ko kheench kar bithana chahegi,
apne roop par rang par ithlana chahegi.

Par savere ko kaun rok paaya hai,
Jab har baar dil ka dard dimag par chad aaya hai,
Par agli raat kaun si zaada door hai,
Ujale ke guroor se badhkar hamara suroor hai.

Phir se hongi nakaam koshishen aur purani saazishen,
Phir se raat apne roop par ithlayegi,
Aur poore Lucknow ko batayegi,
ki 'aaj mere ghar shukla phir se aaya hai,
Aur apne saath ek aur shukla laaya hai.'

Jungi chuchap side me baitha chane khayega,
aur apne dil ki baat kisi ko na batayega,
ghar jayega aur so jayega.

Aur in darual ke beech ek bujurg saans roke baitha hai,
sar sapat, chehre par shikan aur haath me chalakta jam liye aitha hai,
soch raha hai ki bas raat ko ab jaane dete hai,
aur gharwalo ko ab chain se sone khane dete hai.

Par 1 jam 1 kehkaha to aur banta hai,
Gharwalo ka to ye roz roz ka tanta hai.

Isi kashmakash me na jaane kitni raatein guzar gayi,


aur ab to darualon ke saath apni grihasti bhi ujad gayi.

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