anjam shab-e-gham ka likha aur hi kuchh hai
lagta hai ki manzur-e-ḳhuda aur hi kuchh hai
shayad abhi tashḳhis-e-maraz ho nahin paa.i
bimari hai kuchh aur dava aur hi kuchh hai
sab pyaar ki tash.hir kiya karte hain lekin
mahaul hai kuchh aur faza aur hi kuchh hai
na-fahm agar naghma samajhte hain to samjhen
gulshan men anadil ki nava aur hi kuchh hai
gahvara-e-har-shaḳh men gul hai abhi bechain
gulshan ki abhi ab-o-hava aur hi kuchh hai
har gaam pe chubhne lage kyon paanv men kanTe
niche ravish-e-gul ke bichha aur hi kuchh hai
duniya men har ik shai ke muqaddar men hai jalna
jalne ki magar sab ki ada aur hi kuchh hai
ma.alum hai jalta hai charaghon men faqat tel
lekin tiri mahfil men jala aur hi kuchh hai
honTon pe tabassum liye phirte raho ‘kausar’
chehre pe magar haal likha aur hi kuchh hai
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