rang-o-ramish zamzame gul-ha-e-tar hote hue
dil akela aur itne ham-safar hote hue
ansuon se sard ho jaati hai har siine ki aag
mera dil atish-kada hai chashm-tar hote hue
dil ki duniya men andhera ho to kuchh raushan nahin
aankh chashm-e-sang hai shams o qamar hote hue
chashm aage ek chehra paanv go chakkar men hain
dar-ba-dar hota nahin dil dar-ba-dar hote hue
hausla TuuTa to vo ibrat ka manzar aa gaya
uḌ nahin paaya parinda bal-o-par hote hue
nisf duniya bhuuk se aur pyaas se maghlub hai
dast o baazu zehn o dil la.al-o-gohar hote hue
har kas-o-na-kas pe kar leta hai fauran e’tibar
be-ḳhabar kitna hai ‘ḳhalid’ ba-ḳhabar hote hue
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