vo aarzu ki dilon ko udaas chhoḌ ga.i
miri zaban pe suḳhan ki miThas chhoḌ ga.i
likhi ga.i hai miri sub.h ke muqaddar men
vo raushni jo kiran ka libas chhoḌ ga.i
uThi thi mauj jo mahtab ke kinare se
zamin ke gird falak ki asaas chhoḌ ga.i
ye kis maqam-e-tamanna se be-ḳhudi guzri
ye kis ka naam pas-e-iltimas chhoḌ ga.i
charagh-e-zist se utri thi ek harf ki lau
jilau men apni mira iqtibas chhoḌ ga.i
guzar ga.i hai ufuq se sipah-e-shab lekin
javar-e-sub.h men ḳhauf-o-hiras chhoḌ ga.i
ghaTa uThi thi kisi tishnagi ke sahra se
jo qatra qatra samundar ki pyaas chhoḌ ga.i
miri ḳhamosh-labi mujh men raat bhar gunji
sada.en kitni mire as-pas chhoḌ ga.i
ye kis ḳhayal ki parchha.in thi munDeron par
tamam shahr ko mahv-e-qayas chhoḌ ga.i
basi jo aa ke zamin men ‘samad’ shanaḳht miri
mire badan men saja kar havas chhoḌ ga.i
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