uTha.e dosh pe tariḳh-e-hadsat-e-jahan
guzar raha hai dayar-e-hayat se insan
bichha raha hai fazaon men dam-e-kahkashan
tire gudaz badan ka tabassum-e-pinhan
labon pe laakh laga.e koi sukut ki mohr
magar ḳhamoshi na hogi jarahaton ki zaban
bhaḌak uThe na kahin phir charagh-e-zaḳhm ki lau
sambhal sambhal ke sunao hadis-e-shahr-e-butan
dhuan dhuan si mili hai faza-e-shahr-e-junun
bujhi hai raat ga.e jab bhi mash.al-e-zindan
ye vo jahan hai ki har shahr-e-sang-o-ḳhisht ke ba.ad
qadam qadam pe hai ‘ishrat’ dayar-e-shisha-garan
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