chahat tumhari siine pe kya gul katar ga.i
kis ḳhush-saliqagi se jigar chaak kar ga.i
rakkhi thi jo sambhal ke tu ne salamti
vo tere ba.ad kis ko pata kis ke ghar ga.i
jo zindagi sameT ke rakkhi thi aaj tak
ik lamha-e-ḳhafif men yaksar bikhar ga.i
bhaTke hue the aise ki gard-e-safar ko ham
muḌ muḌ ke dekhte rahe manzil guzar ga.i
ik umr dhuup men jo pali thi vo kashmakash
saaya ghane daraḳht ka dekha to Dar ga.i
hairat hai kuchh pata na chala kaise zindagi
jaisi guzarni thi miri vaisi guzar ga.i
ochhon ki tab.a ‘azar’-e-ḳhush-ḳhu se puchhiye
juun hi hava-e-vaqt lagi bas aphar ga.i
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