luTte hain bahut sahl ki din aise kaḌe hain
ghar men nahin jaise kahin jangal men paḌe hain
sar sanjh ke kab hain faqat ik shor-e-ana hai
chahat ke qabile nahin ḳhvahish ke dhaḌe hain
kis rang se tum sang zamane ke chale ho
har nang men nashshe tumhen kuchh aur chaḌhe hain
din raat hain be-mahr havaon ke havale
patton ki tarah jaise daraḳhton se jhaḌe hain
duniya to hai duniya ki vo dushman hai sada ki
sau baar tire ishq men ham ḳhud se laḌe hain
yalghar karun kya mire pindar ke parcham
raste men pahaḌon ki tarah aan khaḌe hain
itne bhi tahi-dast ta.alluq nahin ‘ali’
is shahr men kuchh apne bhi mashrab ke thaḌe hain
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