toḌ kar ham be-ḳhudi ki had ḳhudi tak aa ga.e
maut se karke baghavat zindagi tak aa ga.e
apni manzil aap hi ḳhud aa rahe hain ab nazar
ho na ho ham aaj apni raushni tak aa ga.e
ai gham-e-alam tiri is dil-navazi ke nisar
tere nazdik aa ke jaise har ḳhushi tak aa ga.e
kyon fazaon men nazar aate hain jalvon ke ghubar
kya mah-o-ḳhurshid gird-e-adami tak aa ga.e
bujh rahi hain jin ki ḳhatir ishraten kaunain ki
aise gham bhi kuchh hamari zindagi tak aa ga.e
ab mohabbat ka har ik ruḳh aa.ina ban ja.ega
aaj ham un ki nigah-e-be-ruḳhi tak aa ga.e
fitratan ab ho chala insan fitrat-ashna
ḳhud guman saare yaqin ki raushni tak aa ga.e
sha.iri ki raah men karte hue raushan charagh
ai ‘shifa’ ham bhi maqam-e-zindagi tak aa ga.e
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