har gaam sambhal sambhal rahi thi
yadon ke bhanvar men chal rahi thi
sanche men khabar ke dhal rahi thi
ik khvab ki lau se jal rahi thi
shabnam si lagi jo dekhne main
patthar ki tarah pighal rahi thi
rudad safar ki puchhte ho
main khvab men jaise chal rahi thi
kaifiyyat-e-intizar-e-paiham
hai aaj vahi jo kal rahi thi
thi harf-e-dua si yaad us ki
zanjir-e-firaq gal rahi thi
kaliyon ko nishan-e-rah dikha kar
mahki hui raat dhal rahi thi
logon ko pasand laghzish-e-pa
aise men ‘ada’ sambhal rahi thi
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