na koi mehrban apna na koi raz-dan apna
jise samjhe the apna dil vo dil bhi ab kahan apna
jo ho chashm-e-karam teri jo ho tu mehrban apna
zamin apni falak apna makin apne makan apna
vo le kar aa.ina baiThe the lene imtihan apna
kiya hathon se apne daman-e-dil dhajjiyan apna
bhaTakte phir rahe hain justuju-e-yar men ab tak
kahin Tikne nahin deta hamen vahm-o-guman apna
javani men kise neki badi ka hosh hota hai
javani men nahin kuchh sujhta sud-o-ziyan apna
zamane ne vo karvaT miri duniya badal Daali
na ab hai raz-dan koi na koi mehrban apna
kisi ko yaad ham aate nahin is anjuman men ab
ba-hamdillah zikr-e-ḳhair rahta tha jahan apna
vo gul hain ham gulistan se uḌe yuun bu-e-gul ban kar
na DhunDe se mila gulchin ko phir nam-o-nishan apna
maza ustad ke sheron ka ham ko ‘shad’ aata hai
vo hai tarz-e-suḳhan apni vo hai rang-e-bayan apna
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