dil pe thi sabt jo tahrir miTa.i na ga.i
kis ki tasvir thi tasvir bhula.i na ga.i
aa ke us ban men mile phir na kabhi do premi
ghaas pagDanDiyon se jhiil se kaa.i na ga.i
pyaar ki aanch se jal uTTha kanval-kant badan
us se surat miri nainon men chhupa.i na ga.i
mujh men rach bas ke bhi tu mujh se alag ḳhud se alag
tere jivan ki amiT-rup ikaa.i na ga.i
TuuTe katbon ke siva mil na saka kuchh bhi magar
is miTe shahr ke Tilon ki khuda.i na ga.i
raat bhar jal pe girin jalte sitaron ki laven
mujh se chadar koi naddi pe bicha.i na ga.i
is ke darshan se mili mujh ko ḳhud apni pahchan
shakl ik ruuh talak surat-e-a.ina ga.i
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