ye nisabon men likhi aur likha.i na ga.i
zindagi ham ko kitabon men paḌha.i na ga.i
ek-tarfa bhi nibhate hain nibhane vaale
tujh se do-tarfa mohabbat bhi nibha.i na ga.i
yuun mira hafiza kamzor bahut hai mujh se
ek laḌki hai jo dilli ki bhula.i na ga.i
us ke chehre pe numayan hain mire hijr ke daagh
allah rakhe use kaise sar-e-a.ina ga.i
jism ki pyaas kisi taur bujha lete hain
ruuh ki pyaas magar ham se bujha.i na ga.i
bhuuk ugne lagi gandum ki jagah kheton men
hakim-e-vaqt tiri harza-sara.i na ga.i
naqsha-e-dahr men do mulk hain aise jin men
muddaton ba.ad bhi sarhad ki laḌa.i na ga.i
banu-e-shahar-e-suḳhan ‘mir’ ka boya kaaTa
tere ‘hashim’ se na.i fasl ugaa.i na ga.i
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