jaane ham ye kin galiyon men ḳhaak uḌa kar aa jaate hain
ishq to vo hai jis men na-maujud mayassar aa jaate hain
jaane kya baten karti hain din bhar aapas men divaren
darvaze par qufl laga kar ham to daftar aa jaate hain
kaam mukammal karne se bhi shaam mukammal kab hoti hai
ek parinda rah jaata hai baaqi sab ghar aa jaate hain
apne dil men gend chhupa kar un men shamil ho jaata huun
DhunDte DhunDte saare bachche mere andar aa jaate hain
miim mohabbat paḌhte paḌhte likhte likhte kaaf kahani
baiThe baiThe is maktab men ḳhaak barabar aa jaate hain
roz nikal jaate hain ḳhali ghar se ḳhali dil ko le kar
aur apni ḳhali turbat par phuul saja kar aa jaate hain
ḳhaak men ungli pherte rahna naqsh banana vahshat likhna
in vaqton ke chand nishan ab bhi kuzon par aa jaate hain
naam kisi ka raTte raTte ek girah si paḌ jaati hai
jin ka koi naam nahin vo log zaban par aa jaate hain
phir bistar se uThne ki bhi mohlat kab milti hai ‘adil’
niind men aati hain avazen ḳhvab men lashkar aa jaate hain
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