sahar jab muskura.i tab kahin taron ko niind aa.i
bahut mushkil se kal shab dard ke maron ko niind aa.i
suna hai shaam se hi taak men baiThe hain sab gulchin
qayamat gul pe aa.egi agar ḳharon ko niind aa.i
hamesha zehn-o-dil men kuchh na kuchh chalta hi rahta hai
hue jo fikr se ḳhali to fankaron ko niind aa.i
azal se puuri shiddat se ḳhalaon men muallaq hain
kabhi tum ne suna hai ye ki sayyaron ko niind aa.i
musalsal naz-bardari se aajiz aa chuka tha main
chalo achchha hua kam-baḳht azaron ko niind aa.i
ye taḳhliqi anasir varna masruf-e-amal hi the
ga.i jo ruuh us aalam men to charon ko niind aa.i
vagarna ‘shad’ be-ḳhvabi men guzri zindagi un ki
ruka jab karvan-e-zist banjaron ko niind aa.i
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