shahr-e-fasl-e-gul se chal kar pattharon ke darmiyan
zindagi aa ja kabhi ham be-gharon ke darmiyan
main huun vo tasvir jis men hadse bharte hain rang
ḳhal-o-ḳhat khulte hain mere ḳhanjaron ke darmiyan
pahle ham ne ghar bana kar fasle paida kiye
phir uTha diin aur divaren gharon ke darmiyan
ahd-e-hazir men uḳhuvvat ka tasavvur hai magar
tazkaron men kaghazon par rahbaron ke darmiyan
un shahidan-e-vafa ke naam mere sab suḳhan
sar-bulandi jin ko hasil hai saron ke darmiyan
kaisa fan kaisi zehanat ye zamana aur hai
siikh lo kuchh shobade bazigaron ke darmiyan
uḌ gaya to shaḳh ka saara badan jalne laga
dhuup rakh li thi parinde ne paron ke darmiyan
ye jo ḳhana hai sukunat ka yahan likh do ‘bashir’
phuul huun lekin khila huun pattharon ke darmiyan
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