kuchh ajab ye bargah-e-ishq ka dastur hai
jitna jo mukhtar hai utna hi vo majbur hai
maut par qudrat hai jiine ka nahin maqdur hai
tu hi dard-e-dil bata ab kya tujhe manzur hai
ho ke mukhtar ikhtiyar-e-khair-o-shar se duur hai
itni qudrat par bhi insan kis qadar majbur hai
kitna pur-hairat hai manzar astan-e-yar ka
duur se nazdik-tar nazdik se phir duur hai
lazzat-e-zauq-e-asiri hai asiri ka sabab
varna chahen to qafas se ashiyan kya duur hai
gum hua huun shauq-e-manzil men kuchh is andaz se
ye nahin maalum manzil mujh se kitni duur hai
vo tasavvur se na jaaen jaan jaae yaar hai
mujh ko ye bhi be-khudi-e-ishq men manzur hai
ek vo hain jin ki tufan men hai sahil par nazar
dubne vaale ko sahil se bhi sahil duur hai
kis se ho ‘afqar’ umid-e-charasazi dahr men
jo bhi is duniya men hai majbur hai majbur hai
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