haath men jab tak qalam tha tajribe likhte rahe
ham zamin par asman ke mashvare likhte rahe
umr kitni kaT ga.i hijrat men socha hi nahin
chehre ki saari lakiren aa.ine likhte rahe
mausamon ki dastaken chiḳhon men dab kar rah ga.iin
giit ki farma.ishen thiin marsiye likhte rahe
tum na paḌhna vo safar-nama jo nok-e-ḳhar par
ku-ba-ku sahra-ba-sahra aable likhte rahe
hadse jin par mo.arriḳh ki zaban khulti nahin
shahr ki divar par ham ḳhuun se likhte rahe
kar-nama aur kya karte ye naqqadan-e-asr
nok-e-ḳhanjar se ghazal par hashiye likhte rahe
kaifiyat shaḳh-e-nihal-e-gham ki ‘ishrat’ sub.h-o-sham
ate-jate mausamon ke qafile likhte rahe
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