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qatra dariya-ashna to sahra zarra-ashna

yun to kahne ko sabhi hain ek duniya-ashna
dil hi jaane hai yahan ab kaun kis ka aashna

itr kitne istiaron ne kiya un se kashid
shakh par hain jhumte ye phul shoala-ashna

iktifa nan-e-jawin par ab kiya jata nahin
lazzat-e-kaam-o-dahan hai mann-o-salwa-ashna

ishq ke maron ko jab bhi ghaur se dekha zara
dil nahin majnun-sifat aur aankh laila-ashna

aane wale waqt ka timsal-gar tha us ka fan
'ghaalib'-e-khasta hamare ahd ka tha aashna