dida-e-ashk-bar le ke chale
ham tiri yadgar le ke chale
dil men tasvir-e-yar le ke chale
ham qafas men bahar le ke chale
ḳhvahish-e-did le ke aa.e the
hasrat-e-intizar le ke chale
samne us ke ek bhi na chali
dil men baten hazar le ke chale
havas-e-gul men ham bhi aa.e the
daman-e-tar-tar le ke chale
jo mire saath Dubna chahe
mujh ko dariya ke paar le ke chale
tum se apna hi baar uTh na saka
ham zamane ka baar le ke chale
ham na iisa na sarmad o mansur
log kyuun su-e-dar le ke chale
bhar ke daman men ḳhaak us dar ki
ham to ku-e-nigar le ke chale
zindagi muḳhtasar mili thi hamen
hasraten be-shumar le ke chale
ruup naghmon ka de ke ham ‘naushad’
apne dil ki pukar le ke chale
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