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بیچاری کئی روز سے دم توڑ رہی ہے
ڈر ہے خبر بد نہ مرے منہ سے نکل جائے
Bechari kai roz se dam tod rahi hai
Dar hai khabar-e-bad na mire munh se nikal jae
تقدیر تو مبرم نظر آتی ہے ولیکن
پیران کلیسا کی دعا یہ ہے کہ ٹل جائے
Taqdir to mubram nazar aati hai valekin
Piran-e-kalisa ki dua ye hai ki tal jae
ممکن ہے کہ یہ داشتۂ پیرک افرنگ
ابلیس کے تعویذ سے کچھ روز سنبھل جائے
Mumkin hai ki ye dashta-e-pirak-e-Afrang
Iblis ke taviz se kuchh roz sambhal jae
Source: Zarb-e-Kalim (1936), section "Siyasiyat-e-Mashriq-o-Maghrib" — nazm
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