shauq tha shabab ka husn par nazar ga.i
luT ke tab ḳhabar hui zindagi kidhar ga.i
zindagi qarib hai kis qadar jamal se
jab koi sanvar gaya zindagi sanvar ga.i
hai chaman ki aabru qafila bahar ka
bu-e-gul ka saath kya be-vafa jidhar ga.i
dekhte hi dekhte din ga.e bahar ke
fasl-e-gul bhi kis qadar tez-tar guzar ga.i
kyuun sakun nasib hain hijr ki daraziyan
jaise pyaas bujh ga.i jaise bhuuk mar ga.i
kya ḳhabar ‘nushur’ thi manzil hayat ki
phuul le liya magar nok-e-ḳhar utar ga.i
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