taaza phuul sajaen kyuun ham kamre ke gul-danon men
teri khushbu shamil hai rozana ke mehmanon men
kaisi kaisi basti ujdi ahl-e-khirad ke hathon se
divanon ne shahr basae ja kar registanon men
apne aansu dafn hue hain aankh ki giili qabron men
apni chikhen qaid rahi hain zehnon ke zindanon men
us ke ruup ki dhuup ka saaya chhanv bichhate pedon par
us ki shokh hansi ka charcha shahr ke qahva khanon men
dhund to ponchhi bhi ja sakti hai chashme ke shishon se
vaqt ki raakh padi rahti hai thande atish-danon men
pairon se takrate hain jab jhonke sard havaon ke
haath larazne lag jaate hain chamde ke dastanon men
tanhai ka bhari patthar ek zara sa sarka hai
kadiyon ki avaz padi hai ik qaidi ke kanon men
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