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dasht-e-takhaiyyulat mein jab bhi safar hua
jaane kahan kahan se hamara guzar hua
logo ki talkhiyon ka kuchh aisa asar hua
dil ke har ek goshe mein raqs-e-sharar hua


us ki taraf se main to hua be-khabar magar
meri taraf se wo na kabhi be-khabar hua
bigdi hai aisi shakl hawadis ki mar se
hairan aaina bhi mujhe dekh kar hua


ek bar hi to kandhe pe rakkha tha us ne sar
phir aisa ittifaq kahan umr bhar hua
jis ki nazar mein wusat-e-khwab-o-khayal thi
us ka wajud markaz-e-ahl-e-nazar hua


pahle to ek makan ki surat hi tha faqat
tashrif aap lae to ghar mera ghar hua
us ko hamari dasht-nawardi se hai khushi
is se gharaz nahin ki koi dar-ba-dar hua


sab ki samajh mein aata kahan hai ye ilm-o-fan
jis ne samajh liya use wo dida-war hua
'rahbar' tawil umr bhi jine se faiz kya
kuchh maqsad-e-hayat na pura agar hua