vahshat men koi kar-e-numayan na kar sake
daman ko jeb jeb ko daman na kar sake
dard-e-darun ka vo bhi to darman na kar sake
dushvari-e-hayat ko asan na kar sake
tar khun-e-dil se navak-e-janan na kar sake
ham itni bhi to khatir-e-mehman na kar sake
kuchh aise jald khatm hue zindagi ke din
ham eatibar-e-umr-e-gurezan na kar sake
dariya men gharq dekhne vaale bhi ho gae
mujh ko magar havala-e-tufan na kar sake
jalvon ko dekhti rahi meri nigah-e-shauq
kuchh bhi harim-e-naz ke darban na kar sake
rahte hue qafas men zamana guzar gae
tark-e-khayal-e-sair-e-gulistan na kar sake
sau hashr intizar men ham par guzar gae
aur aai ek hashr ka saman na kar sake
vo sakht-jan the ki zamane ke hadsat
shiraza-e-hayat pareshan na kar sake
ham aise ja ke be-khud-e-ehsas ho gae
andaza-e-kashakash-e-zindan na kar sake
badnam kar diya mujhe ‘afqar’ zamane men
ikhfa-e-raz dida-e-giryan na kar sake
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