mira ḳhvab-e-tamanna sa.at-e-bedar jaisa hai
magar ik ik nafas chalti hui talvar jaisa hai
nazar apni navah-e-rang se aage nahin baḌhti
pas-e-manzar yaqinan saya-e-divar jaisa hai
dil-azari miri fitrat men shamil hai na aadat men
tumhen ma.alum hi hoga mira kirdar jaisa hai
tamanna.i to hain lekin koi aage nahin baḌhta
miri shohrat ka hangama faraz-e-dar jaisa hai
samundar aadmi ka kha gaya kitne safine ko
yahan jo shahr hai vo dosto manjdhar jaisa hai
ye duniya milkiyat apni na virsa hai buzurgon ka
yahan jo aadmi hai vo kira.e-dar jaisa hai
talavvun ke siva kuchh bhi nahin milta manazir men
kisi mausam se miliye vo mizaj-e-yar jaisa hai
ye kyunkar munfarid hota hai ye uslub-e-ghazal tera
zamin ke rang jaisa chand ke ruḳhsar jaisa hai
milo jis se bhi vo sud-o-ziyan ki guftugu chheḌe
hamare ahd men rishta bhi karobar jaisa hai
hazaron kaam hon paḌhiye magar column zarurat ka
mire bachche ka chehra sub.h ke aḳhbar jaisa hai
mubarak ‘ramz’ tujh ko ḳhusrav-e-mulk-e-suḳhan hona
hatheli men jo chhala hai vahi dinar jaisa hai
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