haan yahi shahr mire ḳhvabon ka gahvara tha
inhi galiyon men kahin mera sanam-ḳhana tha
isi dharti pe the abad saman-zar mire
isi basti men miri ruuh ka sarmaya tha
thi yahi ab-o-hava nashv-o-numa ki zamin
isi miTTi se mire fan ka ḳhamir uTTha tha
ab na divaron se nisbat hai na bam-o-dar se
kya isi ghar se kabhi mera koi rishta tha
zaḳhm yadon ke sulagte hain miri ankhon men
ḳhvab in ankhon ne kya janiye kya dekha tha
mehrban raat ke saae the munavvar aise
ashk ankhon men liye dil ye sarasima tha
ajnabi lagte the sab kucha o bazar ‘akbar’
ghaur se dekha to vo shahr mira apna tha
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