restaurant men saje hue hain kaise kaise chehre
qabron ke katbon par jaise masle masle sehre
ik sahib jo soch rahe hain pichhle ek pahar se
yuun lagte hain jaise bachcha ruuth aaya ho ghar se
kaafi ki pyali ko labon tak laaen to kaise laaen
baire tak se aankh mila kar baat jo na kar paaen
kitni sanjida baithi hai ye ahbab ki toli
kitne auj-e-balaghat par hai khamoshi ki boli
saari quvvat chuus chuki din bhar ki shahr-navardi
mathon men se jhank rahi hai marti dhuup ki zardi
lambi lambi palken jhapke ik sharmili bi-bi
balon ki tartib se jhalke zehn ki be-tartibi
shauhar ko dekhe to lajae laaj ko ot banae
har aane vaale par ik bharpur nazar daudaye
ik ladki aur tiin javan aae hain kase-kasae
sanvle ruup ko gore mulkon ka bahrup banae
baton men nakhvat baghon ki vahshat sahraon ki
ankhon ke chulhon men bhari hai raakh tamannaon ki
apni apni uljhan sab ki apni apni raae
sab ne aansu rok rakhe hain kaun kise bahlae
har shai par shak ho to jiina ek saza ban jaae
mehvar hi maujud na ho to gardish kis kaam aae
qahqahe jaise khali bartan ludhak ludhak kar tuten
bahsen jaise honton men se khuun ke chhinte chhuten
husn ka zikr karen yuun jaise andhi phuul khilae
fan ki baat karen yuun jaise baniya sher sunae
sukdi simti ruhen lekin jism hain dohre tihre
restaurant men saje hue hain kaise kaise chehre
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