har chand ki pyara tha main suraj ki nazar ka
phir bhi mujhe khaTka hi raha shab ke safar ka
uljhi hai bahut jism se dariya ki ravani
is chobi mahal ka koi taḳhta bhi na sar ka
Duuba hua aivan-e-shafaq bhi hai dhuen men
be-rang sa har naqsh hai divar-e-sahar ka
riste hue nasur pe chalte rahe nashtar
taaza hi raha phuul sada zaḳhm-e-hunar ka
main huun ki kaḌi dhuup ke sahra men ghira huun
saaya kahin milta hi nahin shaḳh-e-shajar ka
mazlum tha main kal bhi to mahrum huun ab bhi
unvan badalta hi nahin meri ḳhabar ka
bijli to suna hai kahin jangal men giri thi
utra hua chehra hai chaman men gul-e-tar ka
tab barf ke mahtab se phuTengi shua.en
bujh ja.ega jab sho.ala mire dagh-e-jigar ka
a.ina shikasta hua chubhne lagin palken
nazzara bhi dekha na gaya rup-nagar ka
aaseb ho sarsar ho bala ho ki qaza ho
sab ke liye darvaza khula hai mire ghar ka
uḌti hi rahi ḳhak-e-badan tez hava men
ehsan ye kuchh kam to nahin barq-o-sharar ka
miT ja.engi peshani-e-marmar se lakiren
ab rang utar ja.ega ta.us ke par ka
ḳhushiyon ka chamak-dar hiran haath na aaya
pichha kya aahon ne bahut jazb-o-asar ka
kis tarah mayassar ho mujhe arsa-e-rahat
har lahza na.i choT naya gham naya charka
‘siddiq’ jinhen rah-e-vafa main ne sujha.i
patthar vahi kahte hain mujhe rahguzar ka
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