duniya soche shauq se soche aaj aur kal ke baare men
main kyuun apna chain ganva.un us pagal ke baare men
sang-e-marmar ki qabron men mahv-e-ḳhvab the ham donon
kal shab dekha ḳhvab ajab sa taj-mahal ke baare men
aḳhir us ki sukhi lakḌi ek chita ke kaam aa.i
hare-bhare qisse sunte the jis pipal ke baare men
mere shital man ki jvala ko to aur bhi bhaḌkaya
log na jaane kya kahte hain ganga-jal ke baare men
aansu ban kar TuuT gaya tha jo sapnon ki palkon se
saat yugon se soch raha huun main us pal ke baare men
chumo ghunghaT khol ke chumo us dulhan ke honTon ko
ye apna dastur hai mai ki har botal ke baare men
vo jo kuTiya Daal raha hai virane men shahr se duur
saara shahr pareshan kyuun hai us pagal ke baare men
‘prem’ bhari mahfil men koi daad nahin fariyad nahin!
chup si hai vo jan-e-ghazal bhi meri ghazal ke baare men
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