jo shakhs bhi mila hai vo ik zinda laash hai
insan ki dastan badi dil-kharash hai
daman darida qalb-o-nazar zakhm zakhm hain
ab shahr-e-arzu men yahi bud-o-bash hai
bas ab to rah gai hai dikhave ki zindagi
sanson ke taar taar men ek irtiash hai
mitti ne pi liya hai hararat bhara lahu
josh-e-numu mila to badan qaash qaash hai
kanton ne bhi khizan ki ghulami qubul ki
dekho to aaj chehra-e-gul pur-kharash hai
vo daur ab kahan ki tumhari ho justuju
is daur men to ham ko khud apni talash hai
‘afzal’ vo ban sanvar ke to aa jaenge kabhi
aina-e-hayat magar paash paash hai
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