haath uThte hi kaTa chaliye yahan se chaliye
kya dua kaisi dua chaliye yahan se chaliye
baaz hai koi daricha na koi dar hai khula
koi jalva na ada chaliye yahan se chalen
us ke ghar par bhi vahi shahr-e-ḳhamoshan ka saman
koi aahaT na sada chaliye yahan se chaliye
ḳhvab ḳhushbu-e-talab rang-e-havas naz-e-vafa
saara sarmaya gaya chaliye yahan se chaliye
koi saaya na shajar koi tamanna na umang
uḌ ga.i sar se rida chaliye yahan se chaliye
is chaka-chaund men sikkon ki parakh kya hogi
koi khoTa na khara chaliye yahan se chaliye
doston hi ke qabile men ye kohram nahin
dushmanon ne bhi kaha chaliye yahan se chaliye
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