labon par un ke hayat-afrin hansi na rahi
gulon men ruuh sitaron men raushni na rahi
ḳhuda shanason ki pahchan hi koi na rahi
ki sar-kashi bhi ba-andaz-e-sar-kashi na rahi
fasana gardish-e-dauran ka nazm kar lete
magar nigah men un ki vo barhami na rahi
vaqar-e-zauq-e-tajassus pe harf aa.ega
agar sharik-e-safar apne gumrahi na rahi
hai apna soz-e-tabassum sharik-e-saz-e-chaman
asir-e-girya-e-shabnam koi kali na rahi
rahe nigah men adab-e-laghzish-e-ulfat
ḳhudi se dab ke kabhi apni be-ḳhudi na rahi
mila tha mauqa-e-takmil-e-dastan-e-hayat
jabin-e-gul pe shikan aur khelti na rahi
shab-e-firaq kuchh aise bhi hadse guzre
charagh jalte rahe aur raushni na rahi
bana.e ham ne ‘shifa’ dosti ke vo sanche
ki dushmanon ko tamanna-e-dushmani na rahi
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