wo jis se pyar main diwana-war karta raha
wo pith pichhe mere mujh pe war karta raha

jo shakhs bandagi-e-kirdgar karta raha
wo khud ko dahr mein yun zi-waqar karta raha

ajib shakhs tha wo jab talak raha zinda
khizan ki rut mein bhi jashn-e-bahaar karta raha

husul jis ka meri dastaras se bahar tha
usi ki chah mein dil be-qarar karta raha

ye meri jaan hai qurban us ghazal-khwan par
faraaz-e-dar pe jo zikr-e-yar karta raha

khayal kya hai tumhaara hamare bare mein
sawal mujh se koi bar bar karta raha

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musafiron ko jo banda sawar karta raha

dayar-e-ghair mein rah kar bhi tujh ko khak-e-watan
hamesha yaad dil-e-khaksar karta raha

nasihaton ki jise khud bahut zarurat thi
wo dusron ko nasihat hazar karta raha

meri nigah mein manzil thi roz-e-awwal se
so zabt-e-gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar karta raha

kisi ka mujh se ye kahna bhala laga mujh ko
kahan tha tu main tera intizar karta raha

isi pe barish-e-neamat mudam hoti rahi
jo shukr-e-neamat-e-parwardigar karta raha

jo shahr bhar mein na tha e'tibar ke qabil
ye dal us pe hi kyon e'tibar karta raha

use ghamand tha apne amir hone par
so mere samne dollar shumar karta raha

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