auron ka tha bayan to mauj sada rahe
ḳhud umr bhar asir-e-lab-e-mudda.a rahe
misl-e-habab bahr-e-gham-e-hadsat men
ham zer-e-bar-e-minnat-e-ab-o-hava rahe
ham us se apni baat ka mangen agar javab
lahron ka pech-o-ḳham vo khaḌa dekhta rahe
aaya to apni aankh bhi apni na ban saki
ham sochte the us se kabhi samna rahe
gulshan men the to raunaq-e-rang-e-chaman bane
jangal men ham amanat-e-bad-e-saba rahe
surḳhi bane to ḳhun-e-shahidan ka rang the
raushan hue to mash.al-e-rah-e-baqa rahe
‘amjad’ dar-e-nigar pe dastak hi dijiye
is be-karan sukut men kuchh ghalghala rahe
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