na tha hausla ki karte tire ishq ka i.aada
ki firaq ke safar par chale ham the pa-piyada
tire qurb ke fusun ki hain haden jo kuchh muqarrar
miri ḳhvahishon se kam hain miri taab se ziyada
vahi silsile purane nahin ustuvar honge
ki jo toḌ Daale rishte sabhi tu ne bil-irada
tu ne kar liya tha va.ada be-sabat zindagi men
nahin janta tha tu bhi na nibha sakega va.ada
na ḳhuda ki thi raza ye ki mira banen muqaddar
vo siyah gahri ankhen vo jabin jo thi kushada
tu mizaj ki tapish se jo jala chuka hai dil ko
sabhi jal bujhe hain arman bachi raakh ya burada
mire zehn men hain ‘shamsa’ mujhe bhulte vo kaise
kabhi ishq men jo tu ne kahe kuchh the harf saada
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