suraj ki kiran dekh ke bezar hue ho
shayad ki abhi ḳhvab se bedar hue ho
manzil hai kahan tum ko dikha.i nahin degi
tum apne liye aap hi divar hue ho
ehsas ki daulat jo milegi to kahan se
kuchh bhi na raha paas to hoshiyar hue ho
socho to hai maujud na socho to nahin hai
jis daam men tum log giraftar hue ho
apne se taghaful hai ki be-rah-ravi hai
kya soch ke duniya ke talabgar hue ho
ye rishta-e-dil toḌ ke kya tum ko mila hai
TuuTe hue patte ki tarah ḳhvar hue ho
pahle bhi kabhi nuur ka ehsas hua tha
ya aaj hi is gham se ḳhabar-dar hue ho
majnun ho to hai ḳhaak uḌane se tumhen kaam
yusuf ho to rusva sar-e-bazar hue ho
kal tak to in ankhon men muravvat ki jhalak thi
fitna ho to phir aaj hi bedar hue ho
koi ufuq-e-dil pe numudar to ho le
tum kis ke qadam lene ko tayyar hue ho
ye chhab ye jhamak aankh se dekhi nahin jaati
tum uḌte hue vaqt ki raftar hue ho
‘shahzad’ ta.assuf na karo be-asari par
tum dast-e-rasa kab the ki bekar hue ho
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