miTTi ke lutf-o-kaif-o-asar se nikalte ham
mausam tha abr-o-bad ka ghar se nikalte ham
phir muntaqil hui hai badan se lahu ki aag
is sehr-gah-samt-o-safar se nikalte ham
nam-o-nasab ki dhund men kho.e hue hain sab
mahmez karte aur bhanvar se nikalte ham
tere baghair sub.h-o-masa ka havala kya
is kar-gah sham-o-sahar se nikalte ham
tu muntaḳhab hai tujh se hai ye rang-o-bu tamam
haan muntashir hain aib-o-hunar se nikalte ham
kaisa ḳhala hai sina-e-insan men ḳhema-zan
is mavara-e-naqd-o-nazar se nikalte ham
jaulangah-e-nashat bhi thi gham bhi the ‘ḳhumar’
divar-o-dar se shaḳh-o-shajar se nikalte ham
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