aql jis pahlu se chahe ziist samjha.e ise
dil ka ye aalam ki har lamhe se ḳhauf aa.e ise
dasht ka raahi bhaTak kar aa gaya hai shahar men
qais koi ho to apne saath le jaa.e ise
sar-ba-zanu yaad ka zindani hai baiTha hua
koi miThi yaad aa.e aa ke sahla.e ise
ye hi sab ko dars deta hai qarar-o-sabr ka
ye hi bekal ho uThe to kaun samjha.e ise
bulbul-e-muztar ki qismat jaag jaa.e ek din
chhu ke gul bad-e-saba chhu kar guzar jaa.e ise
ajnabi ek shahar men hai ajnabi logon ke biich
kaun pahchane ise aur le ke ghar jaa.e ise
tum ko gar bimar ki hai fikr kuchh aisa karo
ye baḌi taklif men hai niind aa jaa.e ise
ai junun ab dil ka koi aur maskan DhunD lo
hai pari-chehra koi jo aa ke le jaa.e ise
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