zindagi marg ki mohlat hi sahi
bahr-e-vamanda iqamat hi sahi
dosti vaj.h-e-adavat hi sahi
dushmani bahr-e-rifaqat hi sahi
tuul dete ho adavat ko kyuun
muḳhtasar qissa-e-ulfat hi sahi
rakh kisi vaz.a se ehsan ki ḳhu
mujh ko azar se rahat hi sahi
aap ka bhi nahin chhuTta daman
mere dar pe miri shamat hi sahi
aqibat hashr ko aana ik din
ruuTh jaana tiri aadat hi sahi
kuchh bhi ai baḳht mayassar hai tujhe
ya tajassus se faraghat hi sahi
kucha-e-ghair men chal kar rahiye
gar nahin aish to hasrat hi sahi
yahi taqrib-e-sitam ho ai kaash
har tarah ghair se nafrat hi sahi
ab to uTh aa.e lahad se be-tab
na sahi chaal qayamat hi sahi
yadgari ki koi baat to ho
maut apni tiri ruḳhsat hi sahi
adl-o-insaf-e-qayamat ma.alum
ah-o-fariyad ki fursat hi sahi
ai ‘qalaq’ shukr-e-sitam be-ja kyuun
ah-o-fariyad ki fursat hi sahi
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