aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
chheḌ mat har dam na ā.īna dikhā
apnī sūrat se ḳhafā baiThe haiñ ham
chheD mat har dam na aaina dikha
apni surat se KHafa baiThe hain hum
ġham hai āvāra akele meñ bhaTak jaatā hai
jis jagah rahiye vahāñ milte-milāte rahiye
gham hai aawara akele mein bhaTak jata hai
jis jagah rahiye wahan milte-milate rahiye
dillī kahāñ ga.iiñ tire kūchoñ kī raunaqeñ
galiyoñ se sar jhukā ke guzarne lagā huuñ maiñ
dilli kahan gain tere kuchon ki raunaqen
galiyon se sar jhuka ke guzarne laga hun main
shahr-e-dil ābād thā jab tak vo shahr-ārā rahā
jab vo shahr-ārā gayā phir shahr-e-dil meñ kyā rahā
shahr-e-dil aabaad tha jab tak wo shahr-ara raha
jab wo shahr-ara gaya phir shahr-e-dil mein kya raha
yuuñ bhī hazāroñ lākhoñ meñ tum intiḳhāb ho
puurā karo savāl to phir lā-javāb ho
yun bhi hazaron lakhon mein tum intiKHab ho
pura karo sawal to phir la-jawab ho
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