tha jo mere zauq ka saman aadha rah gaya
bahr-e-dil men ishq ka tufan aadha rah gaya
main idhar bechain huun aur vo udhar hai muztarib
dastan-e-ishq ka unvan aadha rah gaya
chand lamhe baad hi aa kar vo rukhsat ho gaya
us se milne ka tha jo arman aadha rah gaya
us ki tasvir-e-tasavvur hai nazar ke samne
khana-e-dil men jo tha mehman aadha rah gaya
tishna-e-takmil hai mere savalon ka javab
main samajhta tha jise asan aadha rah gaya
ibn-e-adam ki kabhi puuri nahin hoti havas
vo samajhta hai abhi saman aadha rah gaya
ilm zahir aur batin lazim-o-malzum hain
jo na samjhe us ko vo insan aadha rah gaya
apni apni sarhadon se hain sabhi na-mutmain
chiin aadha rah gaya japan aadha rah gaya
sab ki dafli hai alag aur sab ka apna raag hai
shaikh aadha rah gaya aur khaan aadha rah gaya
naqidon ke darmiyan hai in dinon mauzu-e-bahs
‘mir’ aur ‘ghalib’ ka jo divan aadha rah gaya
sher likh sakta nahin jo kar raha hai is ki sharh
sher-fahmi ka tha jo ruj.han aadha rah gaya
kah raha hai jis ki nazron men barabar hain sabhi
is amir-e-shahr ka farman aadha rah gaya
hai kabhi niime darun vo aur kabhi niime barun
aadmi ka aj-kal iman aadha rah gaya
ik jhalak dikhla ke apni jo kabhi lauta nahin
us ke ‘barqi’ hijr men be-jan aadha rah gaya
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