zikr-e-tahrim-e-haram ya jam-e-sahba kuchh to ho
ruuh ki sho.ala-mizaji ka mudava kuchh to ho
dagh-e-dil zaḳhm-e-nazar soz-e-jigar fikr-e-hayat
ham tahi-daman sahi nazr-e-tamanna kuchh to ho
rahguzar viran hai har hadisa ḳhamosh hai
ai dil-e-iza-talab bahr-e-tamasha kuchh to ho
zindagi phir apne mustaqbil se ghafil kyon hui
saghar-e-imroz men sahba-e-farda kuchh to ho
ham kisi ehsas se ḳhamosh hain un ke huzur
vo ba-zid hain ham se tashrih-e-tamanna kuchh to ho
be-talab kaise mile kyun-kar mile husn-e-talab
zindagi ke honT par aḳhir taqaza kuchh to ho
kis qadar mayus hai mera junun-e-be-karan
‘baḳht’ aḳhir vus.at-e-daman-e-sahra kuchh to ho
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