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    Lyallpur Cotton Mill used to have a national mushaira. In 1958, under the direction of Jigar Moradabadi, a Mushaira took place. The ground for the couplets was based on this couplet: 'Sajda-gaah-e-aashiq par naqsh-e-paa hotaa nahii.n'. After the turns of many poets Saghar Siddiqi recited this Ghazal, listening to which Jigar Moradabadi got up in ecstacy and the audience unceasingly applauded. When Jigar Sahib's turn came he accounced that there is no need for his Ghazal to be recited, for the best that the Mushaira had to offer was already performed by Saghar, he left the stage by tearing off the paper on which his Ghazal was written.

    ek va.ada hai kisī jo vafā hotā nahīñ

    varna in tāroñ bharī rātoñ meñ kyā hotā nahīñ

    meñ aatā hai ulaT deñ un ke chehre se naqāb

    hausla karte haiñ lekin hausla hotā nahīñ

    sham.a jis aabrū par jaan de de jhuum kar

    vo patingā jal to jaatā hai fanā hotā nahīñ

    ab to muddat se rah-o-rasm-e-nazāra band hai

    ab to un tuur par bhī sāmnā hotā nahīñ

    har shanāvar ko nahīñ miltā talātum se ḳhirāj

    har safīne muhāfiz nāḳhudā hotā nahīñ

    har bhikārī nahīñ saktā maqām-e-ḳhvājgī

    har kas-o-nā-kas ko terā ġham atā hotā nahīñ

    haa.e ye begānagī apnī nahīñ mujh ko ḳhabar

    haa.e ye aalam ki dil se judā hotā nahīñ

    bārhā dekhā hai 'sāġhar' rahguzār-e-ishq meñ

    kārvāñ ke saath aksar rahnumā hotā nahīñ

    ek wada hai kisi ka jo wafa hota nahin

    warna in taron bhari raaton mein kya hota nahin

    ji mein aata hai ulaT den un ke chehre se naqab

    hausla karte hain lekin hausla hota nahin

    shama jis ki aabru par jaan de de jhum kar

    wo patinga jal to jata hai fana hota nahin

    ab to muddat se rah-o-rasm-e-nazara band hai

    ab to un ka tur par bhi samna hota nahin

    har shanawar ko nahin milta talatum se KHiraj

    har safine ka muhafiz naKHuda hota nahin

    har bhikari pa nahin sakta maqam-e-KHwajgi

    har kas-o-na-kas ko tera gham ata hota nahin

    hae ye beganagi apni nahin mujh ko KHabar

    hae ye aalam ki tu dil se juda hota nahin

    barha dekha hai 'saghar' rahguzar-e-ishq mein

    karwan ke sath aksar rahnuma hota nahin

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