rana.i-e-kaunain se be-zar hamin the
ham the tire jalvon ke talabgar hamin the
hai farq talabgar o parastar men ai dost
duniya thi talabgar parastar hamin the
is banda-navazi ke tasadduq sar-e-mahshar
goya tiri rahmat ke saza-var hamin the
de de ke nigahon ko tasavvur ka sahara
raton ko tire vaste bedar hamin the
bazar-e-azal yuun to bahut garm tha lekin
le de ke mohabbat ke ḳharidar hamin the
khaTke hain tire saare gulistan ki nazar men
sab apni jagah phuul the ik ḳhaar hamin the
haan aap ko dekha tha mohabbat se hamin ne
ji saare zamane ke gunahgar hamin the
hai aaj vo surat ki bana.e nahin banti
kal naqsh-e-do-alam ke qalamkar hamin the
pachhtaoge dekho hamen begana samajh kar
manoge kisi vaqt ki gham-ḳhvar hamin the
arbab-e-vatan ḳhush hain hamen dil se bhula kar
jaise nigah o dil pe bas ik baar hamin the
‘ehsan’ hai be-sud gila un ki jafa ka
chaha tha unhen ham ne ḳhata-var hamin the
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