yad-e-ayyam ki ham-rutba-e-rizvan ham the
baghban-e-chaman-e-mahfil-e-janan ham the
qabil-e-qatl na ai lashkar-e-mizhgan ham the
dil ki ujdi hui basti ke nigahban ham the
dhajjiyan jeb ki hathon men hain aaj ai vahshat
jama-zebon se kabhi dast-o-gareban ham the
jaan li gesuon ne ulfat-e-rukh men akhir
kafiron ne hamen maara ki musalman ham the
ghair ke ghar ki taraf ke jo uthe the parde
itr balon men vo malte the pareshan ham the
qafas-e-tang men ghut ghut ke na marte kyun-kar
naz-parvarda-e-aghosh-e-gulistan ham the
ruuh tadpi hai pa-e-lala-e-sahra kya kya
fasl-e-gul josh pe thi qaidi-e-zindan ham the
dil ke dene men taammul hamen hota kyun-kar
ye hasinon ki amanat thi nigahban ham the
aaj thi shab ko bahut dagh-e-jigar men sozish
kahti thi un ki malahat namak-afshan ham the
shoala-e-husn se tha dud-e-dil apna avval
aag duniya men na aai thi ki sozan ham the
har taraf dahr men tha zulf ki zanjir ka gul
magar ai josh-e-junun silsila-jumban ham the
qafile raat ko aate the udhar jaan ke aag
dasht-e-ghurbat men jidhar ai dil-e-sozan ham the
kahte hain ariz-e-mahbub ki thi raat jo garm
chand par os padi thi araq-afshan ham the
tauq minnat ke gale men the vo din yaad karo
tum par us ahd men bhi chak-gareban ham the
dete phirte the hasinon ki gali men avaz
kabhi aina-farosh-e-dil-e-hairan ham the
duub jaate hain jo rah rah ke ‘taashshuq’ taare
misl-e-abr akhir-e-shab vasl men giryan ham the
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