ik yaad so rahe ko uThati hai aaj bhi
ḳhud jagti hai mujh ko jagati hai aaj bhi
ye kaisi mutriba hai jo chhup kar jahan se
dhime suron men raat ko gaati hai aaj bhi
sadiyan guzar gaiin jise duube hue yahan
us ko sada-e-shauq bulati hai aaj bhi
jis shahr-e-arzu ke nishanat miT gae
dil ki nigah phir vahin jaati hai aaj bhi
honTon pe baar baar zaban pherta tha jo
us qafile ki pyaas rulati hai aaj bhi
parbat ki choTiyon pe vo roti hui ghaTa
kis hadse pe niir bahati hai aaj bhi
bas ek hi bala hai mohabbat kahen jise
vo paniyon men aag lagati hai aaj bhi
har roz aa ke ḳhvab men pazeb ki sada
dhaḌkan hamare dil ki baḌhati hai aaj bhi
‘hasrat’ koi to kho gaya umr-e-aziz ka
jo nange paanv dauḌti jaati hai aaj bhi
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