umr baḌhti ja rahi hai ziist ghaTti jaa.e hai
jism ki ḳhushbu ki ḳhvahish duur haTti jaa.e hai
soch men bhi ab nahin pahla sa tevar aur loch
shauq ki divar gard-e-gham se uThti jaa.e hai
be-maza hone lagi hai zindagi ba.ad-e-shabab
raat abhi baaqi hai lekin niind uchaTti jaa.e hai
aa rahi hai sukh milan ki champa.i ujli sahar
dukh ki ye bechain andheri rain kaTti jaa.e hai
yaas ke hassas lamhon men bhi hai kitna surur
shahida ummid ki mujh se lipaTti jaa.e hai
kaam ki ifrat men daftar ke hangamon men bhi
teri yaad aa.e tavajjoh meri baTti jaa.e hai
hai badan chuur aur komal kis qadar chit-chor shaam
jaise sharmili dulhan ḳhud men simaTti jaa.e hai
hai vo chanchal kamani mahbub saare shahr ko
dekh kar jis ko nazar meri palaTti jaa.e hai
bab-e-hasrat dastan-e-shauq tasvir-e-umid
lamha lamha zindagi auraq ulaTti jaa.e hai
jaag uThi hai jiv-jyoti aas aur vishvas ki
‘krishn-mohan’ kalima dubidha ki chhaTti jaa.e hai
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