laakh samjhaya magar zid pe aḌi hai ab bhi
koi ummid mere pichhe paḌi hai ab bhi
shahr-e-tanha.i men mausam nahin badla karte
din bahut chhoTa yahan raat baḌi hai ab bhi
maan luun kaise yahan dariya nahin tha logo
dekh lo ret pe ik kashti paḌi hai ab bhi
chhat men kuchh chhed hain ye raaz batane ke liye
dhuup ḳhamoshi se kamre men khaḌi hai ab bhi
vaqt ne nam-o-nasab chhin liya hai lekin
ghaur se dekh miri naak baḌi hai ab bhi
asman tu ne chhupa rakkha hai suraj ko kahan
kyuun kala.i men tiri band ghaḌi hai ab bhi
manzilen deti hain avaz ki jaldi aao
peḌ kahte hain ruko dhuup kaḌi hai ab bhi
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