vo jo umr bhar men kahi ga.i sar-e-sham-e-hijr likhi ga.i
vahi dastan-e-vafa miri mare honT kis liye si ga.i
hue qaid jurm-e-vafa pe bhi ki hisar-e-zulm nasib tha
miri fard-e-jurm ajiib hai jo mire lahu se likhi ga.i
ye shu.ur-e-zist hai naseho nahin kaam dengi nasihaten
mire shahr-e-ishq tiri bina miri zaat se hi rakhi ga.i
na.e naam manzar-e-auj par hain na.e hi qisse nisab men
jo shahadaton ki thi dastan vahi hashiye pe rakhi ga.i
jo paḌha tha dars-e-nisab men vo nazar na aaya tamam umr
na.e tajrabat-e-jahan liye sar-e-hashr bhi be-kasi ga.i
kahin mil na paa.e vo dam-e-fan the jo zehn-o-dil men liye hue
vo amir-e-shahr vo shahr-e-zar ki vo vahan bhi to bebasi ga.i
vo murad-e-ḳhas jo umr bhar rahi jan-o-dil se aziz-tar
hue ham kabhi jo qarib-tar to jhijhak hi honTon ko si ga.i
na to ḳhvahishen kabhi kam huiin na hi aas TuuTi kabhi miri
tha ajiib rishta yaqin se mire saath hi muflisi ga.i
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