aks hai be-tabiyon ka dil ki armanon men kyuun
be-zaban shamil hue jaate hain mehmanon men kyuun
ho gae divane rukhsat bastiyon ki samt kya
chha gaiin viraniyan si phir bayabanon men kyuun
dil ki us be-raunaqi ka zikr jaane dijiye
ho rahi hain bastiyan tabdil viranon men kyuun
hai raqabat juzv-e-lazim mehr-o-ulfat ka agar
ijtimai ishq phir hota hai parvanon men kyuun
kya kisi kutiya ke andar jaag uthi hai zindagi
khalbali si pad gai mahlon men aivanon men kyuun
bikh-kun the jo sitam-ranon ke kal tak ai nadim
ho raha hai ab shumar un ka sitam-ranon men kyuun
amn ke khvahan hain jab ‘afsar’ jahan vaale tamam
kashmakash rahti hai phir itni jahan-banon men kyuun
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