bas najat-e-zindagi to ishq-e-ruhani men hai
ye saza-e-maut sun kar jism hairani men hai
ret par phaila hua hai khvab jaisa ik sarab
khushk ankhon ka sukun sahra ke is paani men hai
iztirabi kaifiyat hi is zamin ka hai nasib
har ghadi gardish men hai har dam pareshani men hai
kuchh ghubar ankhon tak aaya raaz ham par tab khula
qafila ab bhi koi is dil ki virani men hai
phir kisi tufan ki aamad ka andesha hua
phir qayamat si bapa dariya ki tughyani men hai
yunhi asani se jiine ka irada kar liya
ye na dekha kitni mushkil aisi asani men hai
is qadar auraq-e-mazi par chadha gard-o-ghubar
shayad ab in ki jagah bahte hue paani men hai
apni mitti se ‘alina’ ruuh ki ulfat to dekh
muztarib hai ye bahut gar tu pareshani men hai
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