firaq-o-hijr ke lamhe jo Tal ga.e hote
hamare zehn ke ḳhake badal ga.e hote
vo maslahat ka taqaza agar samajh jaata
tamam shahr ke lahje badal ga.e hote
agar sharik-e-safar vo bhi ho gaya hota
tamazaton ke ye suraj bhi Dhal ga.e hote
qadam uTha.e hain kuchh soch kar mohabbat men
sanbhalna hota hamen to sanbhal ga.e hote
vafa-pasand agar vo bhi ho gaya hota
hamare raste kitne badal ga.e hote
jo thoḌi der na aata ḳhayal-e-tanha.i
tumhare shahr ki had se nikal ga.e hote
‘nazar’ ko mohlat-e-nazzargi agar milti
nigah-e-shauq ke arman nikal ga.e hote
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