hui ik ḳhvab se shadi miri tanha.i ki
pahli beTi hai udasi miri tanha.i ki
abhi ma.alum nahin kitne hain zaati asbab
kitni vaj.hen hain samaji miri tanha.i ki
ja ke dekha to khula raunaq-e-bazar ka raaz
ek ik chiiz bani thi miri tanha.i ki
shahr-dar-shahr jo ye anjuman.en hain abad
tarbiyat-gahen hain saari miri tanha.i ki
sirf a.ina-e-aghosh-e-mohabbat men mili
ek tanha.i javabi miri tanha.i ki
saaf hai chehra-e-qatil miri ankhon men magar
mo’atabar kab hai gavahi miri tanha.i ki
hasil-e-vasl sifar hijr ka hasil bhi sifar
jaane kaisi hai riyazi miri tanha.i ki
kisi halat men bhi tanha nahin hone deti
hai yahi ek ḳharabi miri tanha.i ki
main jo yuun phirta huun mai-ḳhanon men but-ḳhanon men
hai yahi roza namazi miri tanha.i ki
‘farhat-ehsas’ vo ham-zad hai mera jis ne
shahr men dhuum macha di miri tanha.i ki
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