jo hamare safar ka qissa hai
vo tiri rahguzar ka qissa hai
sub.h tak ḳhatm ho hi ja.ega
zindagi raat bhar ka qissa hai
dil ki baten zaban pe kyuun laao
ghar men rahne do ghar ka qissa hai
koi talvar kya bata.egi
dosh ka aur sar ka qissa hai
hosh aa jaa.e to suna.unga
chashm-e-divana-gar ka qissa hai
chalte rahna to koi baat na thi
sirf samt-e-safar ka qissa hai
jite-ji ḳhatm ho nahin sakta
zindagi umr bhar ka qissa hai
shaam ko ham suna.enge tum ko
shab-e-gham ki sahar ka qissa hai
tere naqsh-e-qadam ki baat nahin
sirf shams o qamar ka qissa hai
daman-e-ḳhushk laao phir sunna
ye miri chashm-e-tar ka qissa hai
chand tinke na the nasheman ke
bagh-o-shaḳh-o-shajar ka qissa hai
halq men chubh rahe hain kanTe se
lab pe gul-ha-e-tar ka qissa hai
meri barbadiyon ka haal na puchh
ek nichi nazar ka qissa hai
usi bedad-gar se kah de ‘saba’
usi bedad-gar ka qissa hai
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