tujh pe jaan dene ko tayyar koi to hoga
zindagi tera talabgar koi to hoga
taḳhta-e-dar pe chahe jise laTka diije
itne logon men gunahgar koi to hoga
koi divana to lalkarega aati rut ko
vaqi.a phir sar-e-bazar koi to hoga
koi to raat ko dekhega javan hote hue
is bhare shahr men bedar koi to hoga
dil ke andar bhi to maujud hai duniya ka zamir
aap se bar-sar-e-paikar koi to hoga
shaam ko roz nahata hai lahu men suraj
nahin khulta magar asrar koi to hoga
main yahi soch ke jangal se nikal aaya tha
shahr men saya-e-divar koi to hoga
ḳhushk miTTi se bhi ḳhushbu tiri aati hogi
miT chuka ghar magar asar koi to hoga
kyuun khinche jaate hain roz us ki taraf ham ‘shahzad’
us ki janib se bhi israr koi to hoga
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