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ashk aae gham-e-shah se jo chashm-e-tar men dil jalne laga tadap tadap kar bar men ‘mail’ ye majra na dekha

allah mataa-e-zindagani mil jaae phir ahd-e-shabab ki nishani mil jaae thi aas budhape men tiri milne ki jab tu na

hai su-e-falak nazar tamasha kya hai insaf karo donon men kaun achchha hai angan men nikal ke chand kya dekhte

hai arsh bhi yak farsh qadam ka tere taqdir navishta hai hai qalam ka tere rahmat ke baqiya se bana

afzun jo shabab dam-ba-dam hota hai ghatti hai umr kya sitam hota hai hai misl-e-charagh zindagani ‘mail’ batti jalti hai

hamrah adam se iztirab aaya hai mere liye duniya men azaab aaya hai tifli men padi thi donon hathon par

ghaflat ke tukhm bone vaale uthe auqat aziiz khone vaale uthe chamka jo tera nuur to ankhen kholin suraj nikla

maana vaaiz bada hi allama hai mahshar ka zaban pe us ke hangama hai kyuun kar na mile najat sab

main sar pe gunahon ka liye baar aaya main hashr men pi ke mast-o-sarshar aaya dekha jo mujhe jhumte aur

main apne kafan ka siine vaala nikla har saans men mar ke jiine vaala nikla ‘mail’ kya hosh ki yahi