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sarab hai ki haqiqat nazara ki fareb
yaqin bhi tuta hai tarz-e-guman bhi tuti hai

siyasat-e-dil-aina chur chur to thi
siyasat-e-dil-e-ahan-garan bhi tuti hai

andheri raat ka ye nim-baz sannata
gulon ki sans rag-e-gulsitan bhi tuti hai

tumhaare jism ka suraj jahan jahan tuta
wahin wahin meri zanjir-e-jaan bhi tuti hai

kahan hain aalam-e-imkan wajud mein aaen
nazar nazar hi rahi hai jahan bhi tuti hai

shikast-o-rekht zamane ki khub hai 'makhdum'
khudi to tuti thi khu-e-butan bhi tuti hai