zamin se ta-ba-falak koi fasla bhi nahin
magar ufuq ki taraf koi dekhta bhi nahin
suna hai sabz rava oḌh li chaman ne magar
hava ke zor se barg-e-ḳhizan gira bhi nahin
bahut basit hai dasht-e-jafa ki tanha.i
qarib-o-dur koi ahu-e-vafa bhi nahin
mujhe to ahd ka ashob kar gaya patthar
main dard-mand kahan dard-ashna bhi nahin
kabhi ḳhayal ke rishton ko bhi TaTol ke dekh
main tujh se duur sahi tujh se kuchh juda bhi nahin
qadam qadam pe shikaston ka samna hai magar
ye dil vo shisha-e-jan hai ki TuTta bhi nahin
mire vajud men barpa hai us ḳhayal se hashr
jo mere zehn men paida abhi hua bhi nahin
main jis ke sehr se koh-e-nida tak aa pahuncha
vo harf abhi mire lab se ada hua bhi nahin
main ek gumbad-e-be-dar men qaid huun ‘arif’
miri nava ka safar varna be-dara bhi nahin
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