miri aarzu ki hudud men ye falak nahin ye zamin nahin
mujhe bazm-e-quds men de jagah jo vahan nahin to kahin nahin
hai jabin to asl men vo jabin ki jhuke vahan to jhuki rahe
tire astan se jo uTh ga.i vo jabin to koi jabin nahin
mire dil ki nazr qubul kar jo ishara ho to ye sar nisar
ki vafa-e-ahd ki shart men kahin darj lafz nahin nahin
ye arab bhi hai mire ru-ba-ru ye ajam bhi hai mire samne
miri justuju ko yaqin hai kahin tujh sa koi hasin nahin
tire kund teshe se rah-rau ye chaTan kaise kaTe bhala
tire haath yaḳh tire paanv shal tire dil men soz-e-yaqin nahin
ye jo bandagi hai ‘uruj’ ki tiri zindagi se hai qimti
na ho bandagi to fuzul hai koi vazn us ka kahin nahin
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