asl halat ka bayan zahir ke sanchon men nahin
baat jo dil men hai mere mere lafzon men nahin
ik zamana tha ki ik duniya mire hamrah thi
aur ab dekhun to rasta bhi nigahon men nahin
koi aseb-e-bala hai shahr par chhaya hua
bu-e-adam-zad tak khali makanon men nahin
rafta rafta sab hamari raah par aate gae
baat hai jo ham buron men achchhe achchhon men nahin
apne hi dam se charaghan hai vagarna ‘aftab’
ik sitara bhi miri viran shamon men nahin
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