tire shahr-e-amn ka kya kahen ki har ik makan juda sa hai
hain daron pe qufl lage hue sar-e-taq diip bujha sa hai
tira dasht bhi to hai be-karan miri vahshaton ki bhi had nahin
mire jurm-e-khana-kharab ko to ye rahguzar bhi dilasa hai
tiri yaad aai to kis tarah main pukarta hi chala gaya
koi dam ruka to khabar hui ki ye koh koh-e-nida sa hai
miri ghairat-e-hama-gir ne mujhe tere dar se utha diya
kuchh ana ka zor jo kam hua to khabar hui tu khuda sa hai
abhi la ki manzil-e-sakht men huun fareb-o-vahm-o-guman liye
mire dil men phir bhi basa hua tira naam radd-e-bala sa hai
ye masafaten shab-e-tar ki ye na khatm hone ke silsile
abhi fasla rag-e-jan se hai to hanuz garche zara sa hai
tire khatt-e-husn-e-jamal ko mire harf-e-aina-saz ne
kai rang de diye pur-kashish magar ab bhi ek khala sa hai
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