is dil ko tah-e-tegh sula kyon nahin dete
har roz ka jhagḌa hai miTa kyon nahin dete
chehre se naqab aap uTha kyon nahin dete
halki si jhalak ek dikha kyon nahin dete
hairan huun ki ye shoḳh-o-hasin mah-jabin log
badle men vafaon ke vafa kyon nahin dete
rahzan ho to phir saath chale aate ho kyunkar
rahbar ho to manzil ka pata kyon nahin dete
gham aur bhi dil ka jo shab-e-hijr baḌha.e
is sham-e-fasurda ko bujha kyon nahin dete
is dil ki tabahi pe pasheman ho agar tum
is ḳhana-viran ko basa kyon nahin dete
vo baat ki jo tark-e-ta.alluq ka sabab hai
vo baat hamen aap bata kyon nahin dete
betab mohabbat men ho gar itne hi ‘nayyar’
afsana-e-dil un ko suna kyon nahin dete
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