saron par taaj rakkhe the qadam par taḳht rakkha tha
vo kaisa vaqt tha muTThi men saara vaqt rakkha tha
vo tanha ḳhaksari thi nibhaya umr bhar us ne
mizaj-e-shah-e-alamgir varna saḳht rakkha tha
bahut saman tha ghar men bahut si ne.amaten bhi thiin
musafir ne magar apna safar be-raḳht rakkha tha
gire the dhire dhire saare kangure zamane ke
haveli men to ab ke la-makan yak-laḳht rakkha tha
main sab ko chhoḌ kar duniya tire raste pe aa jaata
magar is raste men bhi dil-e-kam-baḳht rakkha tha
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