saa.e jo sang-e-rah the raste se haT ga.e
dil jal uTha to ḳhud hi andhere simaT ga.e
din bhar jale jo dhuup ke bistar pe dosto
suraj chhupa to chadar-e-shab men simaT ga.e
vo karb tha ki dil ka lahu aanch de uTha
aisi hava chali ki gareban phaT ga.e
vo fikr thi ki dida-o-dil muzmahil hue
vo gard thi ki ghar ke dar-o-bam aT ga.e
aa.i jo mauj paanv zamin par na jam sake
dariya chaḌha to kitne safine ulaT ga.e
phaila ghubar-e-gham to kahin munh chhupa liya
andhi uThi to ghar ke sutun se lipaT ga.e
kahte the jis ko qurb vahi fasla bana
badla jo ruḳh nadi ne ka.i shahr kaT ga.e
gumnam the to sab ki taraf dekhte the ham
shohrat mili to apni ḳhudi men simaT ga.e
dastak hui to dil ka daricha na khul saka
aa.e aur aa ke yaad ke jhonke palaT ga.e
main ḳhud hi apni raah ka patthar bana raha
har chand aap bhi mire raste se haT ga.e
dil ko kisi ki yaad ka gham chaTta raha
yuun meri zindagi ke ka.i saal ghaT ga.e
zindan-e-gham ka dhyan bhi ḳhanjar se kam na tha
zanjir ki khanak se mire paanv kaT ga.e
riste rahenge dida-e-hasrat se umr bhar
‘zulfi’ jo zaḳhm pa-e-talab se chimaT ga.e
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