vo kyuun na ruThta main ne bhi to ḳhata ki thi
bahut ḳhayal rakha tha bahut vafa ki thi
suna hai in dinon ham-rang hain bahar aur aag
ye aag phuul ho main ne bahut dua ki thi
nahin tha qurb men bhi kuchh magar ye dil mira dil
mujhe na chhoḌ bahut main na iltija ki thi
safar men kashmakash-e-marg-o-zist ke dauran
na jaane kis ne mujhe zindagi ata ki thi
samajh saka na koi bhi miri zarurat ko
ye aur baat ki ik ḳhalq ishtiraki thi
ye ibtida thi ki main ne use pukara tha
vo aa gaya tha ‘zafar’ us ne intiha ki thi
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