shaam aai hai liye haath men yadon ke charagh
vo tire saath guzare hue lamhon ke charagh
mere is ghar men andhera kabhi hota hi nahin
hain mire siine men jalte hue zaḳhmon ke charagh
laakh tufan hon kuTiya miri raushan hi rahi
ek barsat se bujhne lage mahlon ke charagh
zindagi talḳh haqiqat ki hai andhi si gali
apni ankhon men jalate raho sapnon ke charagh
ek muddat se dhadhakta raha mera ye zehn
tab kahin ja ke farozan hue lafzon ke charagh
ḳhud ka hi nuur kiya karta hai raushan dil ko
raushni tujh ko bhala kaise den ghairon ke charagh
saari duniya ko ḳhuda ek hi suraj de de
kaash bujh jaaen zamane se ye firqon ke charagh
ab to jamhur ki taqat ka hi suraj hai ‘sahab’
ab zamane men kahan jalte hain shahon ke charagh
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