svad-e-gham ho ya bazm-e-tarab kuchh bhi nahin hota
zaban marham rakkhe ya zakhm ab kuchh bhi nahin hota
chale aate hain be-mausam ki barish ki tarah aansu
basa-auqat rone ka sabab kuchh bhi nahin hota
jo hota hai to bas itna ki lafzon ka bharam tuute
sukhan aata hai akasr ta-ba-lab kuchh bhi nahin hota
kabhi the mehrban mausam kabhi savan barasta tha
aur ab dharti hai saari tishna-lab kuchh bhi nahin hota
tamanna jhankti hai rauzan-e-zindan se chhup chhup kar
asiri men magar anjam-e-shab kuchh bhi nahin hota
qayamat si guzarti hai qayamat aa nahin jaati
koi be-jan ho ya jan-ba-lab kuchh bhi nahin hota
jibillat sar utha le to khas-o-khashak hai insan
bada ho naam ya uncha nasab kuchh bhi nahin hota
yahan hota hai bad-az-marg vavaila bahut lekin
koi mar mar ke jab jiita ho tab kuchh bhi nahin hota
ye duniya hai yahan tarikh hi dohrai jaati hai
anokha kuchh nahin hota ajab kuchh bhi nahin hota
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