har ek chehre pe dil ko guman us ka tha
basa na koi ye ḳhali makan us ka tha
bahut dinon se mujhe yaad bhi nahin aata
tamam-umr hi mujh ko dhiyan us ka tha
main be-jahat hi raha aur be-maqam sa vo
sitara mera samundar-nishan us ka tha
main us tilism se bahar kahan talak jaata
faza khuli thi magar asman us ka tha
phir us ke ba.ad koi baat bhi zaruri na thi
mire ḳhilaf sahi vo bayan us ka tha
tamam dukh miri ankhon men bujh ga.e lekin
jo dhire dhire jala tha nishan us ka tha
mohabbaton ki kahani men kaun shamil hai
mujhe to barha ḳhud par guman us ka tha
hava ne ab ke jala.e charagh raste men
ki meri raah men ‘adil’ makan us ka tha
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