aaj shayad zindagi ka falsafa samjha huun main
huun zarurat zindagi ki is liye zinda huun main
hai miri taḳhliq men unsur baghavat ka koi
jis jagah pabandiyan thiin us jagah pahuncha huun main
ik ajab sa hai ta.alluq us ke mere darmiyan
aisa lagta hai ki us ki zaat ka hissa huun main
hain numayan jis ke chehre par haqiqat ke nuqush
tere shahr-e-ḳhvab men vo aadmi tanha huun main
chha gaya huun ḳhauf ban kar apne hi a.asab par
aur kabhi be-ḳhauf ho kar ḳhauf se nikla huun main
hain zamin par har taraf mere hi qadmon ke nishan
roz-e-avval se hi ‘salim’ koi avara huun main
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