gard-alud darida chehra yuun hai maah o saal ke ba.ad
jaise falak barish se pahle jaise zamin bhaunchal ke ba.ad
murda logon ki basti men sunta huun avazen si
jaise maqtal ka sannaTa bole aam qital ke ba.ad
hijr to pahle bhi aaya tha lekin ab vahshat hai aur
chalti hava se laḌte hain ham ek pari-timsal ke ba.ad
bhar ja.engi jis dam shaḳhen sabz mahakte patton se
jogi aate jaate mausam lauTenge phir saal ke ba.ad
raat badan yuun lau dete the jaise sandal jalta ho
lekin dil-e-divana chahe aur bhi kuchh ho visal ke ba.ad
gar sochen to hijr-zadon ne yuun bhi paa.i umr baḌi
uTThe dil men dard se pahle baiThe gard malal ke ba.ad
kaun se dukh ko palle bandhen kis gham ko tahrir karen
yaan to dard siva hota hai aur bhi arz-e-hal ke ba.ad
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