ta-ba-kai manzil-ba-manzil ham musafir bhagte
aankh ab Thahri hui hai aur manazir bhagte
ai harif-e-har-qadam shah-mat se bachne ki soch
is bisat-e-ḳhak se kya ham se shatir bhagte
ham to aa.e hain yahan miTne miTane ke liye
is zamin-e-karbala se kis ki ḳhatir bhagte
bas men aa jaane ka jazba bas men karne ki havas
ḳhak-o-bad-o-ab-o-atish bhi hain qasir bhagte
sar kahin paanv kahin ankhen kahin chehra kahin
is havas men kho ga.i pahchan aḳhir bhagte
‘ḳhair’ shab-ḳhun maar kar chhup jaane vaale ham nahin
ma.arka sar karne nikle hain to kya phir bhagte
khod lete hain kuaan shahdab pa lete hain ‘ḳhair’
is zamin-e-saḳht se kya ham se sha.ir bhagte
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