dil ke makan men aankh ke angan men kuchh na tha
jab gham na tha hayat ke daman men kuchh na tha
ye to zara batao hamen ahl-e-karvan
un rahbaron men kya hai jo rahzan men kuchh na tha
zulmat ka jab tilism na TuuTa nigah se
raushan hua ki dida-e-raushan men kuchh na tha
vo to bahar ka hamen rakhna paḌa bharam
varna ye vaqi.a hai ki gulshan men kuchh na tha
mujh par ba-taur-e-ḳhas thi us ki nigah-e-lutf
kahta main kis tarah mire dushman men kuchh na tha
ye bhi durust hai ki nasheman men barq thi
ye bhi ghalat nahin ki nasheman men kuchh na tha
‘fazil’ ruḳh-e-hayat pe yuun thiin masarraten
jaise gham-e-hayat ki uljhan men kuchh na tha
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