din ko the ham ik tasavvur raat ko ik ḳhvab the
ham samundar ho ke bhi is ke liye payab the
sard se marmar pe shab ko jo ubhare the nuqush
sub.h ko dekha to sab aks-e-hunar nayab the
vo ilaqe zindagi-bhar jo nami manga kiye
kal ghaTa.en chha.in to dekha ki zer-e-ab the
ik kiran bhi ahd men un ke na bhule se mili
din ke jo suraj the apne raat ke mahtab the
aaj un peḌon pe suraj ki kiran rukti nahin
kal yahi the bar-avar kal yahi shadab the
ab khula ki bundiyan moti hain Dhalti thiin kahan
ham jo Duube haath apne gauhar-e-nayab the
koi apni bhi haqiqat mil ke dariya se ‘shafaq’
chhoTe chhoTe apne naale kis qadar betab the
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