naddi naddi ran paḌte hain jab se naav utari hai
tufanon ke kas-bal dekhe ab mallah ki baari hai
niind ragon men dauḌ rahi hai por por bedari hai
jism bahut hassas hai lekin dil jazbat se aari hai
avazon ke paikar zaḳhmi lafzon ke but lahuluhan
karte hain iz.har-e-tafannun kahte hain fankari hai
manzil manzil paanv jama kar ham bhi chale the ham-safaro
ukhḌi ukhḌi chaal ka baa.is raah ki na-hamvari hai
aankh thakan ne kholi hai ya azm-e-safar ne karvaT li
par phaila kar baiThoge ya uḌne ki tayyari hai
sach kahte ho niiv men is ki TeḌhi koi iinT nahin
aḌi-tirchhi chhat ka baa.is ghar ki kaj-divari hai
kya kahiye kyuun aaj saron se zaḳhmon ka bojh uTh na saka
patthar the lekin halke the phuul hai lekin bhari hai
basti basti qarya qarya koson angan hai na munDer
zehn ḳharaba dil virana ghar a.asab pe taari hai
ek diya aur itna raushan jaise dahakta suraj ho
kahne vaale sach kahte hain raat bahut andhiyari hai
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