main to nahin huun in ke jaisi ye to uḌna jaane hain
ye jo sab ḳhush-rang parinde pinjre ke divane hain
baiTh zara aram se dil ki Dor mujhe suljhane de
uljhi uljhi dhaḌkan ke kamzor se taane baane hain
apni ḳhaak se duur sahi par sondhi hai hijrat ki dhuul
kahne do kahne vaalo ko duur ke Dhol suhane hain
sirf ghaḌi ki Tik-Tik sunna maut se pahle maut hai yaar
vaqt se aage baḌh kar dekho aage na.e zamane hain
ḳhud ko gale se lagaya dekha man angan barsat ke baad
dhuup si ankhen damak rahi hain bhige bhige shane hain
kis ko pata hai kitna vaqt lagega in ko bharne men
dard to baḌhta hi jaata hai lekin zaḳhm purane hain
ziist ki train men apne apne phone uTha.e gum-sum se
jaane pahchane raston par log sabhi anjane hain
tere dar par ‘sima’ ‘naqvi’ kyon aate hain roz ye sang
ik tu hi divani hai ya baaqi sab divane hain
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