ek maqtul-e-jafa do zulm ke qabil na tha
warna dil ka marna aasan tha mushkil na tha

shauq-e-azadi mein tadpun us pe raazi dil na tha
warna betabi salamat chhutna mushkil na tha

hashr mein wo sar jhukae hain main shikwa kya karun
jaane wali jaan thi mera koi qatil na tha

ab sulaimani kise kahte hain batla de mujhe
ek aalam tha teri mutthi mein mera dil na tha

de sada ab dil magar naqsh-e-qadam ko dekh kar
aise bhi dar hain kabhi jin par koi sail na tha

khas waqt-e-yaad-e-gulshan aur mera chhedna
shab ko bhi sayyaad mere zabh se ghafil na tha

subh-o-sham-e-gham ne daman bhar ke bheja dahr se
warna is umr-e-do-roza ka koi hasil na tha

us ki qudrat na-tawanon ko bhi deta hai uruj
aasman se sar chadhe nala to is qabil na tha

tere naqshe ne bhi furqat mein na bahlaya mujhe
sham-e-gham jab aai gurdon par har kaamil na tha

dekh lete do qadam chal kar ki matlab tha yahi
dar pe jo aaya tha wo bimar tha sail na tha

qalb-e-sozan aur hi dhoka na khana dahr mein
rah gaya jo aag de kar sang tha wo dil na tha

kuchh sambhal jata agar karwat badal jate meri
ye mujhe dushwar tha un ke liye mushkil na tha

dubta tha dil shab-e-wasl aa chuki thi ta-sahar
ek tinke ka sahaara bhi lab-e-sahil na tha

is dil-e-gum-gashta matlab ke sabab se dahr mein
kaun sa din tha ki main aawara-e-manzil na tha

ek jalti shama uthwa di bahut achchha kiya
sokhta-dil tha main koi raunaq-e-mahfil na tha

sham-e-gham jis mein rahe barson wahan kya id ho
wo to aa jae magar ye dil hi is qabil na tha

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