ab aise chaak par kuza-gari hoti nahin thi
kabhi hoti thi miTTi aur kabhi hoti nahin thi
bahut pahle se afsurda chale aate hain ham to
bahut pahle ki jab afsurdagi hoti nahin thi
hamen in halon hona bhi koi asan tha kya
mohabbat ek thi aur ek bhi hoti nahin thi
diya pahuncha nahin tha aag pahunchi thi gharon tak
phir aisi aag jis se raushni hoti nahin thi
nikal jaate the sar par be-sar-o-samani laade
bhari lagti thi gaThri aur bhari hoti nahin thi
hamen ye ishq tab se hai ki jab din ban raha tha
shab-e-hijran jab itni sarsari hoti nahin thi
hamen ja ja ke kahna paḌta tha ham hain yahin hain
ki jab maujudgi maujudgi hoti nahin thi
bahut takrar rahti thi bhare ghar men kisi se
jo shai darkar hoti thi vahi hoti nahin thi
tumhi ko ham basar karte the aur din mapte the
hamara vaqt achchha tha ghaḌi hoti nahin thi
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