karte hue tavaf-e-ḳhayalat-e-yar main
phir aa gaya huun zabt ki duniya ke paar main
duniya ko dikh rahi hai to zinda-dili miri
patthar pe sar paTakta hua abshar main
chalakiyan dhari ki dhari rah ga.iin miri
ḳhuub us ke aage ho raha tha hoshiyar main
yuun to zara si baat hai par baat hai baḌi
tu mera gham-gusar tira gham-gusar main
kal tha jo aaj bhi vahi ‘tarkash-pardip’ huun
dilli men aa ke bhi nahin badla ganvar main
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