vo ru-e-kitabi to hai quran hamara
kahte hain jise ishq hai iman hamara
hathon ki shikayat hai hamen dasht-e-junun men
paanv men ulajhta hai gareban hamara
har subh dikhata hai hamen jalva pari ka
bala-e-hava-dar sulaiman hamara
hain mardum-e-gham-dida ke danton ki tarah band
misl-e-dahan-e-nang hai zindan hamara
ham khana-kharabon se mile kya koi aa kar
darvaza-e-uftada hai darban hamara
rahta hai hamen dhyan tumhara hi hamesha
tum ko nahin aata hai kabhi dhyan hamara
aa jaae abhi jaan men jaan aao agar tum
tan hijr men be-jan hai ai jaan hamara
be-khatke tavahhush men na kyuun daudte phiriye
pahlu men hai be-khar bayaban hamara
li jaan khuda ne kisi but ne na kiya qatl
nikla na dam-e-marg bhi arman hamara
li ham ne bala apne hi sar sab ko bachaya
ai jaan hai aghyar pe ehsan hamara
har bait men ik shahid-e-maani ki hai tasvir
‘nasikh’ hai muraqqaa nahin divan hamara
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