Ab to kehte hain ye tanhaai se haare hue ham

Ab to kehte hain ye tanhaai se haare hue ham
Gham hi ho jayeN hamare k tumhaare hue ham

Ism-e-aa'zam sa koi apni zubaN par aya
Aap ka naam lia charkh k taare hue ham

Sirf hamraah-e-haqiqat to kaThin tha hona
Safha-e-dehr pe khwaboN k sahaare hue ham

Ishq mein eik zara maat hui hai ham ko
Aaise baiThe hain k hain jaan bhi haare hue ham

Wo to katraa k havadis hi nikal jate hain
Varna har aan adam ko hain sidhaare hue ham

Jaan dete hain kahiN hijr k maare hue log
Sher likhte hain yahaN paaoN pisaare hue ham

Aakhri daur-e-zamana hai or ab aaye hain
Waqt-e-kohna ki sadaaoN k pukaare hue ham

Koi dushvaar zubaN hain koi dushvaar sukhan
Khaam, be-fikr dimaaghoN pe utaare hue ham

Umr faysal ki nahi sirf shumar-e-shab o roz
Eik jivan hain mohabat mein guzaare hue ham

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