main us ke vasl se jaaga to silsila tha vahi
ki hijr us ka tha vaisa hi marhala tha vahi
dukan-e-shisha-garan bhi saja.i thi us ne
tamam shahr men patthar bhi banTta tha vahi
mujhe guman ke sab raste usi ne diye
mire yaqin ke diye bhi jala raha tha vahi
visal us ka baratna tha hijr likhna bhi
ki tez dhuup men barish ka rasta tha vahi
parinde dhuup ki shiddat se ghar ke angan men
palaT ke aa.e to dekha ki mas.ala tha vahi
vo ik yaqin se jaata tha chhoḌ kar mujh ko
nibahne ka magar dil men hausla tha vahi
na.e visal ke mausam men jo badan bhiga
hujum-e-hijr men dekha to jal raha tha vahi
main jis ki rahon se vapas palaTne vaala tha
nazar uTha.i to ik roz aa raha tha vahi
main apne ḳhvabon ki dastak se jaag uTha ‘adil’
bahut si raten thiin aur sab men rat-jaga tha vahi
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