dil to phulon se ba-tahrik-e-gham-e-dil bandha
ham ne gulshan se magar ḳhud ko ba-mushkil bandha
vaqt-o-halat ne mahaul ajab mil bandha
qatl-gahon ne saman surat-e-mahfil bandha
bandhte kya the ta.alluq ke ye rishte ham ko
jabr-e-fitrat hai ki be-tauq-o-salasil bandha
kaun pahuncha hai sar-e-manzil-e-hasti ab tak
jo jahan rah gaya thak kar use manzil bandha
tum se roka na gaya haath kisi qatil ka
jab bhi bandha hai faqat bazu-e-bismil bandha
azmana tha mere zauq-e-nazar ko shayad
har jagah us ne naya parda-e-ha.il bandha
ham ne jab se tiri rahon men qadam rakha hai
kisi manzil ka tasavvur bhi ba-mushkil bandha
ghair agar sazishen karte to koi baat bhi thi
morcha apnon ne apnon ke muqabil bandha
qadam-e-qafila-e-umr hain sansen kya hain
be-irada bhi mila har koi mahmil bandha
ḳhun-e-maqtul men kya shan-e-ravadari thi
chashm-e-insaf ne qatil ko na qatil bandha
zindagi ‘shauq’ hamari bhi ajab guzri hai
dil uThaya na zamane se kabhi dil bandha
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