charagh-e-shauq lahu se jala diya ham ne
ik aur qissa-e-vahshat suna diya ham ne
jo mauj sar ko paTakti rahi hai sahil se
usi ko ru-kash-e-tufan bana diya ham ne
na.e jo ham-safar-e-kesh-e-ishq hain un ko
ma.al-e-soz-e-mohabbat bana diya ham ne
basan-e-ḳhana-ba-doshan ka.i hai umr apni
jahan qayam kiya ghar bana diya ham ne
bujhi bujhi si rahe sham-e-arzu sar-e-bazm
so raushni ke liye dil jala diya ham ne
zamin-e-shor lagi dasht-e-arzu men jahan
vahin pe ishq ka pauda laga diya ham ne
chale hain rah-guzar-e-shauq par hava ki tarah
jo aaya samne ‘rahi’ haTa diya ham ne
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