gham ka sahra na mila dard ka dariya na mila
ham ne marna bhi jo chaha to vasila na mila
muddaton ba.ad jo a.ine men jhanka ham ne
itne chehre the vahan apna hi chehra na mila
qatl kar ke vo ghanimon ko jo vapas aa.e
apne hi ghar men unhen koi shanasa na mila
ham bhi ja nikle the suraj ke nagar men ik din
vo andhera tha vahan apna bhi saaya na mila
tishna-lab yuun to zamane men kabhi ham na rahe
pyaas jo dil ki bujha deta vo dariya na mila
mil ga.e ham ko sanam-ḳhanon men kitne hi ḳhuda
DhunDne par koi banda hi ḳhuda ka na mila
aap ke shahar men peḌon ka nahin koi shumar
do ghaḌi rukne ko lekin kahin saaya na mila
sabz patton se mila ham ko baharon ka suragh
shaḳh-e-nazuk pe magar koi shagufa na mila
mustahaq ham tiri rahmat ke na hone paa.e
teri duniya men koi uzr ḳhata ka na mila
ḳhud-numa.i ke bhi is daur men ham ko ‘sahir’
koi qatil na mila koi masiha na mila
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