baḌe sabr-o-tahammul se ba-sad pas-e-adab kaaTe
juda.i ik qayamat thi magar ye roz-o-shab kaaTe
qayamat hai ki us ne ek jurm-e-be-gunahi ka
mere dast-e-talab toḌe mire pa-e-talab kaaTe
dil-e-dard-ashna milta to shayad tum samajh sakte
ki tum se duur rah kar ham ne kaise roz-o-shab kaaTe
asiran-e-qafas sayyad ke mamnun ehsan hain
kabhi minqar si Daali kabhi par be-sabab kaaTe
unhen ehsas hi hota to phir ham ko gila kya tha
ki ham ne bar-ha ghabra ke kyuun apne hi lab kaaTe
tamanna hai ki umr-e-‘shauq’ guzre tere qadmon men
tiri zulfon ke saa.e men ye apne roz-o-shab kaaTe
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