tufan tham chuka hai magar jagte raho
kis vaqt ki hai kis ko ḳhabar jagte raho
sho.ale bujha ke ham-safaro mutma.in na ho
poshida raakh men hai sharar jagte raho
ab raushni men bhi hai andheron ka makr-o-fan
kya e’tibar-e-sham-o-sahar jagte raho
har zarra-e-chaman men hai la.al-o-guhar ka rang
luTne na paa.en la.al-o-guhar jagte raho
ab raat ḳhud hai apni siyahi se be-qarar
avaz de rahi hai sahar jagte raho
‘saghar’ ye gham ki raat ye rahon ke pech-o-ḳham
dushman bhi hai sharik-e-safar jagte raho
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