tire vaade ka har ik ko agar e’tibar hota
to jahan men kuchh na hota faqat intizar hota
abhi kam hai soz-e-ulfat ki nafas sharar-fishan hai
agar aag tez hoti to ye shoala-bar hota
dil-o-tir-e-khun-chaka ki vo shabih khinch deta
jo lahu ka koi qatra sar-e-nok-e-khar hota
mujhe dard bhi tha rahat mujhe gham bhi tha masarrat
jo vo mujh ko ranj de kar kabhi gham-gusar hota
jo bhara hai gham se siina to sukut hi hai behtar
ki labon par aah aati to ik ishtihar hota
kabhi yuun mita na sakta use asman-e-zalim
tire dar pe o sitamgar jo mira mazar hota
ye hijab-e-jism-e-khaki ki hai diid ka munafi
kabhi darmiyan se uthta to visal-e-yar hota
na hua asar kisi par mire nala-e-hazin ka
tira tiir tha na zalim ki jigar ke paar hota
abhi aur tuul dete gham-e-ishq ko ‘nazar’ ham
agar apni zindagi ka hamen e’tibar hota
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