Vo bhii kyaa log the aasaan thii raahen jin kii
Vo bhii kyaa log the aasaan thii raahen jin kii
Band aankhen kiye ik simt chale jaate the
Aql-o-dil Khawb-o-haqiiqat kii na uljhan na Khalish
Mukhtalif jalve nigaahon ko na bahalaate the
Ishq saadaa bhii thaa bekhud bhii junuun_peshaa bhii
Husn ko apanii adaaon pe hijaab aataa thaa
Phool khilate the to phoolon me nashaa hotaa thaa
Raat Dhalatii thii to shiishon pe shabaab aataa thaa
Chaandanii kaif_asar rooh_afzaa hotii thii
Abr aataa thaa to bad_mast bhii ho jaate the
Din men shorish bhii huaa karatii thii hangaame bhii
Raat kii god me.n moo.nh Dhaa.np ke so jaate the
Narm rau vaqt ke dhaare pe safiine the ravaa.n
Saahilo-bahr ke aa_iin na badalate the kabhii
Naa Khudaao.n pe bharosaa thaa muqaddar pe yaqii.n
Chaadare-aab se tuufaan na ubalate the kabhii
Ham ke toofaano.n ke paale bhii sataaye bhii hai.n
Barqo-baaraa.n me.n vo hii shame.n jalaaye.n kaise
Ye jo aatish_kadaa duniyaa me.n bha.dak utthaa hai
Aa.nsuo.n se use har baar bujhaaye.n kaise
Kar diyaa barq-o-bukhaaraat ne mahashar barpaa
Apne daftar me.n litaafat ke sivaa kuchh bhii nahii.n
Ghir gaye vaqt kii beraham kashaakash me.n magar
Paas tahaziib kii daulat ke sivaa kuchh bhii nahii.n
Yeh andheraa yeh talaatum yeh havaao.n kaa Kharosh
Is me.n taaro.n kii subuk narm ziyaa kyaa karatii
Talkhii-e-ziist se ka.davaa huaa aashiq kaa mizaaj
Nigaah-e-yaar kii maasoom adaa kyaa karatii
Safar aasaan thaa to manzil bhii ba.Dii raushan thii
Aaj kis darjaa pur_asaraar hai.n raahe.n apanii
Kitanii parachhaa_iyaa.n aatii hai.n tajallii ban kar
Kitne jalvo.n se ulajhatii hai.n nigaahe.n apanii
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