kahun main kya ki kya dard-e-nihan hai
tumhare puchhne hi se ayaan hai
shikayat ki bhi ab taqat kahan hai
nigah-e-hasrat ah-e-na-tavan hai
nishan-e-pa-e-gair us astan par
nahin hai mere marqad ka nishan hai
ajal ne ki hai kis dam mehrbani
ki jab pahlu men vo na-mehrban hai
tujhe bhi mil gaya hai koi tujh sa
ab aine se vo sohbat kahan hai
ye kis gul-ru ka aalam yaad aaya
dam-e-sard ik nasim-e-bostan hai
hui betabi-e-bulbul moassir
ki ghabraya hua kuchh baghban hai
sahar un ko irada hai safar ka
qayamat aane men shab darmiyan hai
koi yaan laao us isa-nafas ko
ki marta ‘shefta’ naam ik javan hai
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