dasht-e-ghurbat hai to vo kyuun hain ḳhafa ham se bahut
ham dukhi baiThe hain lag chal na saba ham se bahut
kya hai daman men ba-juz gard-e-mah-o-sal-e-umid
kyuun ulajhti hai zamane ki hava ham se bahut
ab ham iz.har-e-alam karne lage hain sab se
ab uTha.i nahin jaati hai jafa ham se bahut
kaun mausam hai ki patthar se lahu rista hai
ḳhun-baha mange hai ab dil ki sada ham se bahut
dad-e-shorida-sari paa.e jo sar se guzre
duur bhage hai abas mauj-e-bala ham se bahut
kar to den qissa-e-dauran men tire gham ka bayan
par lahu mange hai ye fikr-e-rasa ham se bahut
chaḌhte suraj ke pujari vahi nikle jo ‘shahab’
karte the tazkira-e-sidq-o-safa ham se bahut
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