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Muhammed Dawood Khan was born on 5th May, 1905 in Tonk. His ustad was 'Tajwar' Najibabadi. His works include Subah-e-Bahaar, Akhtaristan and Shahnaz. He passed away on 9th September, 1958 in Lahore. Akhtar Sheerani writes about love - not only love lost, but also love that is flourishing, but it threatening to wane away. Akhtar Sheerani superbly presents the emotions of pure, young, intense love and the affect if has on the words, thoughts, and feelings of those that it takes within its grasp. For the picture of love in easy expression, this is the man to read...

nik_hat-e-zulf se niindo.n ko basaa de aakar

nik_hat-e-zulf se niindo.n ko basaa de aakar 
merii jaagii huii raato.n ko sulaa de aakar 

[nik_hat-e-zulf=fragnance of the hair] 

kis qadar tiiraa-o-taariik hai duniyaa merii 
jalvaa-e-husn kii ik shamaa jalaa de aakar 

[taariik=dark] 

ishq kii chaa.Ndanii raate.n mujhe yaad aatii hai.n 
umr-e-raftaa ko merii mujh se milaa de aakar 

[umr-e-raftaa=past life] 

zauq-e-naadiid me.n lazzat to hai magar naaz nahii.n 
aa mere ishq ko maGaruur banaa de aakar 

[zauq-e-naadiid=desire for not seeing]
[naaz=pride; maGaruur=proud]

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