aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
is jashn-e-charāġhāñ se to behtar the añdhere
in jhūTe charāġhoñ ko bujhā kyuuñ nahīñ dete
is jashn-e-charaghan se to behtar the andhere
in jhuTe charaghon ko bujha kyun nahin dete
us ġhairat-e-nāhīd kī har taan hai dīpak
sho.ala sā lapak jaa.e hai āvāz to dekho
us ghairat-e-nahid ki har tan hai dipak
shoala sa lapak jae hai aawaz to dekho
shiddat-e-tishnagī meñ bhī ġhairat-e-mai-kashī rahī
us ne jo pher lī nazar maiñ ne bhī jaam rakh diyā
shiddat-e-tishnagi mein bhi ghairat-e-mai-kashi rahi
us ne jo pher li nazar main ne bhi jam rakh diya
vo agar burā na māneñ to jahān-e-rañg-o-bū meñ
maiñ sukūn-e-dil kī ḳhātir koī DhūñD luuñ sahārā
wo agar bura na manen to jahan-e-rang-o-bu mein
main sukun-e-dil ki KHatir koi DhunD lun sahaara
dekh zindāñ se pare rañg-e-chaman josh-e-bahār
raqs karnā hai to phir paañv kī zanjīr na dekh
dekh zindan se pare rang-e-chaman josh-e-bahaar
raqs karna hai to phir panw ki zanjir na dekh
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