dil ki aag kahan le jaate jalti bujhti chhoḌ chale
banjaron se Darne vaalo lo ham apni basti chhoḌ chale
aage aage chiḳh raha hai sahra ka ik zard safar
dariya jaane sahil jaane ham to kashti chhoḌ chale
miTTi ke ambar ke niche Duub gaya mustaqbil bhi
divaron ne dekha hoga bachche taḳhti chhoḌ chale
duniya rakkhe chahe phenke ye hai paḌi zambil-e-suḳhan
ham ne jitni punji joḌi ratti ratti chhoḌ chale
saari umr ganva di ‘qaisar’ do gaz miTTi haath lagi
kitni mahngi chiiz thi duniya kitni sasti chhoḌ chale
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