vo mar gaya sada-e-nauha-gar men kitni der hai
ki saneha to ho chuka khabar men kitni der hai
hamare shahr ki rivayaton men ek ye bhi tha
dua se qabl puchhna asar men kitni der hai
muqabla hai raqs ka bagula kab ka aa chuka
magar pata nahin abhi bhanvar men kitni der hai
khuda-e-mahr asman ujaal de ki yuun na ho
diye ko puchhna pade sahar men kitni der hai
hazar kuufa o halab guzar rahe hain roz o shab
main jis taraf chala huun us nagar men kitni der hai
khirad ki tez dhuup men junun ka saeban khila
main biij bo chuka so ab shajar men kitni der hai
abhi hamen guzarni hai ek umr-e-mukhtasar
magar hamari umr-e-mukhtasar men kitni der hai
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