ek dushman ko baḌe pyaar se mehman kiya
ham ne kanTon se saje tasht ko gul-dan kiya
ham ne sincha hai dil-o-tan ke lahu se is ko
varna ye ek bayaban tha gulistan kiya
phir bhi ham tujh pe luTate hain dil-o-tan ka lahu
tere rishte ne magar ham ko bhi anjan kiya
gaanv bhi Duub gaya mauj-e-bala men ai dost
ab ke barsat ne har mauj ko tufan kiya
ham ne insan ko naslon men yahan baanT diya
sayyad-o-shaiḳh kiya mir-o-mughal ḳhaan kiya
kis ne tahzib ki divar gira di ‘aḳhtar’
ek ik shahar ko kam-baḳht ne viran kiya
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