kar chuka qaid se jis vaqt ki azad mujhe
haath malta hi raha dekh ke sayyad mujhe
umr bhar yuun to kabhi li bhi na karvat pas-e-marg
haif rah-rah ke kiya karte hain ab yaad mujhe
hukm darban ko hai zinhar na aane paae
ghair ke samne karte hain magar yaad mujhe
baghban gulshan-e-alam ka main vo bulbul huun
taer-e-sidra kaha karta hai ustad mujhe
ham-safiron ko mira haal khulega pas-e-marg
dekhna dil men karenge vo bahut yaad mujhe
sahn-e-gulshan men mire phuul karenge gulchin
roega suuna qafas dekh ke sayyad mujhe
rah-e-ulfat men mulaqat hui kis kis se
dasht men qais mila koh men farhad mujhe
ghaib se hote hain ilqa mire dil men mazmun
dekh faizan sukhan ka hai khuda-dad mujhe
sabz baagh aata hai duniya ka nazar jab ‘raana’
yaad aati hai bahut hasrat-e-shaddad mujhe
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