palkon tak aa ke ashk ka sailab rah gaya
dariya darun-e-halqa-e-girdab rah gaya
ye kaun hai ki jis ko ubhare hue hai mauj
vo shaḳhs kaun tha jo tah-e-ab rah gaya
naḳhl-e-ana men zor-e-numu kis ghazab ka tha
ye peḌ to ḳhizan men bhi shadab rah gaya
kya shahr par khuli hi nahin ayat-e-ḳhulus
kya ek main hi vaqif-e-adab rah gaya
kuchh zikr-e-yar jis men tha kuchh zikr-e-vasl-e-yar
tadvin-e-zindagi men vahi baab rah gaya
jo shai yahan ki thi vo yahin chhoḌ di magar
ankhon ke biich ek tira ḳhvab rah gaya
dekha jo phir se janib-e-dariya ravan mujhe
bal kha ke apne aap men girdab rah gaya
‘anjum’ tiri zamin abhi kitni duur hai
koson-pare to qariya-e-mahtab rah gaya
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