duniya-e-sitam zer-o-zabar ho ke rahegi
jab raat hui hai to sahar ho ke rahegi
talvar se jaage ki nasim-e-sahari se
hushiyar magar ruh-e-bashar ho ke rahegi
ban ja.enge gul raah men bikhre hue kanTe
himmat hai to takmil-e-safar ho ke rahegi
ye husn-e-tasavvur mujhe marne nahin deta
ik din miri janib vo nazar ho ke rahegi
tum ḳhun-e-tamanna ko mire laakh chhupao
ik roz zamane ko ḳhabar ho ke rahegi
ye baat alag hai ki sahar tak na rahen ham
lekin ye yaqin hai ki sahar ho ke rahegi
‘sharib’ main chhupun laakh zamane ki nazar se
lekin ḳhabar-e-aib-o-hunar ho ke rahegi
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