tamasha-gah hai ya alam-e-be-rang-o-bu kya hai
main kis se puchhne ja.un ki mere ru-ba-ru kya hai
basarat kah rahi hai kuchh nahin is dasht-e-vahshat men
sama.at puchhti hai phir ye aḳhir hav-hu kya hai
ye kis ki amad-o-shud se hava.en raqs karti hain
ye kyuun mausam badalte hain miyan-e-rang-o-bu kya hai
dar-o-divar kya kahte hain ghar kis ko bulata hai
guzarte mausamon se bam-o-dar ki guftugu kya hai
dikha.i kyuun nahin deta mujhe us paar ka manzar
ye ik divar jaisi chashm-e-tar ke ru-ba-ru kya hai
main us ke samne ik a.ina le ja ke rakh dunga
‘ziya’ apni zaban se kyuun kahun us se ki tu kya hai
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