aag apne hi daman ki zara pahle bujha lo
fursat ho to phir ham ko bhi jalne se bacha lo
ai qismat-e-farda ke ḳhush-a.ind ḳhayalo
raten na sahi din hi mire aa ke ujalo
patthar ke sanam bhi kabhi kuchh bol sake hain
ai but-shikan az.han ke ḳhamosh savalo
tum men to mira ahu-e-ḳhush-gam nahin hai
ai vadi-e-taḳh.ill ke gum-gashta ghazalo
miTti hui tasvir men kya rang bharoge
miTna tha jinhen miT ga.e tum ḳhud ko sambhalo
ik dard ki daulat tumhen ham saunp chale hain
ab us ko luTa do ki hayat apni bana lo
bad-e-sahari phuul khila aa.i chaman men
kuchh tum bhi lahu apne shahidon ka uchhalo
in rahon men vo naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa to nahin hai
kyuun phuuT ke ro.e ho yahan paanv ke chhalo
chehre pe thakan balon men gard ankhon men surḳhi
lamba hai safar paanv ke kanTe to nikalo
phir sa.at-e-didar ‘vahid’ aa.e na aa.e
tasvir bana kar unhen ankhon men chhupa lo
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