mohmal hai na janen to, samjhen to vazahat hai
hai ziist faqat dhoka aur maut haqiqat hai
ham par ye inayat bhii, kya teri mohabbat hai
aana bhi qayamat hai jaana bhi qayamat hai
khulta hi nahin us ki in ḳhaas adaon men
tamhid-e-mohabbat hai, zid hai ki shararat hai
tauhin-e-vafa hai ye, hangama hai kyuun itna
is dasht-e-vafa men kya pahli ye shahadat hai
badla hai zamana bas, halat nahin badle
haq-goi men logon ko ab bhi to qabahat hai
ik zid ke sabab donon mashkuk hain ab tak bhi
inkar hai honTon par a.ankhon men mohabbat hai
ye ma.arka-ara.i kya ek taraf se thi
kuchh apne kiye par bhi kya tum ko nadamat hai
kuchh tu hi bata aḳhir kyun-kar tire bandon par
har shab hai na.i aafat har roz musibat hai
mana, ho tamasha.i tum zulm-e-musalsal ke
lekin ye ḳhamoshi bhi zalim ki himayat hai
tu apni ḳhataon par nadim bhi zara ho ja
ai dost agar tujh men thoḌi bhi sharafat hai
kuchh dahr-paraston ne saffak-dili barti
kuchh had se ziyada hi ham men bhi sharafat hai
kya shauq-e-junun tha jo aa.e the yahan ‘ḳhalid’
is dasht-e-vafa men to har lamha aziyyat hai
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