charaghon ke bujhane ko hava be-iḳhtiyar aa.i
gulabon ki mahak bikhri to avaz-e-sharar aa.i
bagulon ne safar men andhiyon ka asman dekha
magar ik faḳhta apne shajar tak be-ghubar aa.i
jise tu ne ujala jaan kar chehre pe likkha tha
vahi shohrat tiri rusva.iyon ke ham-kanar aa.i
andheron men mujhe ḳhud ik sitara DhunDne aaya
ki shahr be-hunar se ik sada-e-e’tibar aa.i
miri ankhon men jitne rang the sab jal ga.e ‘jazib’
magar vo mujh se milne jab bhi aa.i be-qarar aa.i
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