din nikalte hain bikhar jaate hain
shahr baste hain ujad jaate hain
dastaken ahani darvaze par
sar ko takra ke palat jaati hain
gumbad-e-khamushi girta hi nahin
chalti rahti hai hava
kheton men dalanon men
aur apne hi talatum men utar jaati hai
har taraf phuul bikhar jaate hain
dil ki mitti pe koi rang utarta hi nahin
aankh nazzara-e-mauhum se hatti hi nahin
zehn us hajla-e-tariki-o-tanhai men
apne kanton pe pada rahta hai
vaqt aata hai guzar jaata hai
tum jo aate ho to tartib ulat jaati hai
dhund jaise kahin chhat jaati hai
naram poron se koi haule se
dil ki divar gira deta hai
ek khidki kahin khul jaati hai
aankh ik jalva-e-sad-rang se bhar jaati hai
koi avaz bulati hai hamen
tum jo aate ho
to is habs dukhan ke ghar se
ranj-e-ainda-o-rafta ki thakavat se
nikal lete hain
tum se milte hain
to duniya se bhi mil lete hain
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