ashk ko dariya banaya aankh ko sahil kiya
main ne mushkil vaqt ko kuchh aur bhi mushkil kiya
ek mayusi hi dil men kab talak rahti mire
main ne mayusi men dil ka ḳhauf bhi shamil kiya
niind ki imdad jaise hi baham pahunchi mujhe
aankh ke maqtal men apne ḳhvab ko daḳhil kiya
varna tera chhoḌ jaana jaan le jaata miri
karb men aansu mila kar dard ko zaa.il kiya
jaise duniya dekhti hai vaise kab tak dekhte
dida-e-bina se dekhen ḳhud ko is qabil kiya
ek chehra aur do ankhen le ga.e bazar men
girvi rakh ke un ko phir ik aa.ina hasil kiya
varna vo kab baat sunta tha kisi ki bazm men
main ne apne sher se us shaḳhs ko qaa.il kiya
be-niyazi se guzare umr ke battis saal
kho diya kab jaane tujh ko kab tujhe hasil kiya
rat-din ulTa laTak kar zaat ke kuuen men ‘zeb’
soch ki na-puḳhtagi ko mashq se kamil kiya
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