aaj phir ruuh men ik barq si lahrati hai
dil ki gahrai se rone ki sada aati hai
yuun chatakti hain kharabat men jaise kaliyan
tishnagi saghar-e-labrez se takrati hai
shola-e-gham ki lapak aur mira nazuk sa mizaj
mujh ko fitrat ke ravayye pe hansi aati hai
maut ik amr-e-musallam hai to phir ai saaqi
ruuh kyuun ziist ke alam se ghabrati hai
so bhi ja ai dil-e-majruh bahut raat gai
ab to rah rah ke sitaron ko bhi niind aati hai
aur to dil ko nahin hai koi taklif ‘adam’
haan zara nabz kisi vaqt thahar jaati hai
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