hadd-e-fasil to faqat dard ka sahra nikli
chashm-e-afsurdagi-e-ḳhushk hi dariya nikli
su-ba-su bhaTke nigahon men liye us ki si
ek surat bhi kisi dar na daricha nikli
ham ki mauhum si hasrat bhi liye phirte hain
kitne hain jin ki har ik ḳhvahish-e-beja nikli
ik zara Thes lagi TuuT ga.i himmat-e-jan
ahani jis ko samajhte the vo shisha nikli
chiir kar parda-e-zulmat ko nida-e-ghaibi
raushni banTne duniya ko hamesha nikli
roz-o-shab ik na.i ummid na.i si uljhan
azma.ish jise samjhe the natija nikli
na-muradi ka hai kohra sa dil-o-zehn pe vo
koi ḳhvahish si to nikli hai magar kya nikli
umr bhar saath rahe yaad tiri dukh ho ki sukh
kya samajhte the ise ham ye magar kya nikli
qarya-e-zar men mila ye bhi nazara har su
dhuup rangon ki liye duḳhtar-e-havva nikli
Dar chaTakne ki ḳhushi par hi bikharne ka hua
bu-e-gul phuuT ke jab ghuncha-ba-ghuncha nikli
ḳhvab yuun bhi kabhi tabir men apne na Dhale
zindagi apni kisi ziist ka hissa nikli
kya sabab hai ki tula hai tu miTane pe hamen
asman ek bhi kiya apni tamanna nikli
vaqt ka koh-e-giran kaaT ke farhad banun
kamrani isi raste se hamesha nikli
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