raushni le ke kahin chand kahin taron se
ham bhi guzre the kabhi vaqt ke bazaron se
zindagi tujh se tire gham se to inkar nahin
haan magar lazzat-e-gham chhin ga.i gham-ḳhvaron se
azmat-e-rafta ki miTti hui tasvir hain ham
ham ko laTka.iyē girti hui divaron se
is se pahle ki chhiḌe zikr-e-vafa pyaar ki baat
mashvara kar lo zara vaqt ki sarkaron se
chand jis vaqt utar aata hai paimanon men
mai-kade baat kiya karte hain mai-ḳhvaron se
ham ko be-dam bhi bik jaane ka fan aata hai
baat kahne ki nahin hai ye ḳharidaron se
vahi tanha.i ki baten hain vahi zaat ke gham
mujh ko shikva hai mire duur ke fankaron se
abr-e-rahmat ko liye apni nazar men ‘ḳhusrav’
ham bhi to dasht se guzre kabhi kohsaron se
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