ankhon se pare niind ki raftar men rahna
har pal kisi na-did ke didar men rahna
kho jaana use dekh ke uryan ke safar men
chhute hi use hajla-e-asrar men rahna
ik ḳhvab-e-darida ko rag-e-harf se sena
phir le ke use kucha-o-bazar men rahna
ḳhud apne ko hi dekh ke hairan sa hona
nargis ki tarah mausam-e-bimar men rahna
marna yunhi abresham-o-kam-ḳhvab havas men
dam toḌ ke zinda kabhi divar men rahna
hasrat si liye ḳhilqat-e-ma.asum men phirna
sazish ki tarah gardish-e-darbar men rahna
hai baḳht sitaron ka un ankhon men chamakna
aur gul ka muqaddar lab-o-ruḳhsar men rahna
raunaq si liye shahar ke raston par bikharna
tanha.i ki surat dar-o-divar men rahna
‘sarmad’ tapish-e-nar-e-suḳhan men huun ki mujh ko
gul karta raha sho.ala-o-angar men rahna
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