tasvir ke khutut vo shahkar bolte
sab naqsh-ha-e-sanat-e-meamar bolte hain
ham shish ghar men apna sarapa na padh sake
hasrat rahi ki aaine ik baar bolte
tanhai ko mila hai vo eajaz-e-dard hai
zindan ke dekhiye dar-o-divar bolte
kya kya na ghar jamal ke abad the yahan
kis dukh se shahr-e-viran ke asar bolte
har baat men uthata tha vo nuqta-e-guman
ham kya the koi mahram-e-asrar bolte
chup karti teri be-dili kya ‘azm’ nalon ko
rahte jo ham khamosh to ashar bolte
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