kaun sulagte aansu roke aag ke TukḌe kaun chaba.e
ai ham ko samjhane vaale koi tujhe kyuun kar samjha.e
jivan ke andhiyare path par jis ne tera saath diya tha
dekh kahin vo komal aasha aansu ban kar TuuT na jaa.e
is duniya ke rahne vaale apna apna gham khate hain
kaun paraya rog ḳharide kaun paraya dukh apna.e
haa.e miri mayus ummiden vaa.e mire nakam irade
marne ki tadbir na sujhi jiine ke andaz na aa.e
is duniya ke gham-ḳhane men gham se itni fursat kab hai
kaun sitaron ka munh chume kaun baharon men lahra.e
zabt bhi kab tak ho sakta hai sabr ki bhi ik had hoti hai
pal bhar chain na paane vaala kab tak apna rog chhupa.e
‘shad’ vahi avara sha.er jis ne tujh se pyaar kiya tha
shahron shahron ghuum raha hai armanon ki laash uTha.e
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