din-bhar dasht-navardī kar ke ḳhud pe riqqat taarī kī
ham ne apne dushman se bhī jaan se baḌh kar yaarī kī
us ne apne paas biThā kar ism-e-ḳhās kā vird kiyā
ramz mujhe ma.alūm na thī is tārīkī bedārī kī
miltī kab hai āsānī se dar-dar jaanā paḌtā hai
sāñbh ke maiñ ne rakh lī hai ye sab daulat ḳhuddārī kī
din-bhar ek faqīr ne tere vasl kī ḳhātir raqs kiyā
shab-bhar tere dīvāne ne hijr meñ girya-zārī kī
ġham ke musāfir-ḳhāne se ho kar be-zār zamāne se
darveshoñ ne dasht meñ jā kar rahne kī tayārī kī
siine se lagte hī ġham kā bojh utarne lagtā thā
thī maujūd zamāne meñ ik rasm ki pursa-dārī kī
sab dīvāne dekh ke mujh ko hairat se do-chār hue
sar pe jab dastār sajā.ī vahshat kī sardārī kī
jagah jagah pe ashk-fishānī saare kāġhaz giile haiñ
bāteñ bilkul sach lagtī haiñ ik majbūr likhārī kī
din-bhar dasht-nawardi kar ke KHud pe riqqat tari ki
hum ne apne dushman se bhi jaan se baDh kar yari ki
us ne apne pas biTha kar ism-e-KHas ka wird kiya
ramz mujhe malum na thi is tariki bedari ki
milti kab hai aasani se dar-dar jaana paDta hai
sanbh ke main ne rakh li hai ye sab daulat KHuddari ki
din-bhar ek faqir ne tere wasl ki KHatir raqs kiya
shab-bhar tere diwane ne hijr mein girya-zari ki
gham ke musafir-KHane se ho kar be-zar zamane se
darweshon ne dasht mein ja kar rahne ki tayari ki
sine se lagte hi gham ka bojh utarne lagta tha
thi maujud zamane mein ek rasm ki pursa-dari ki
sab diwane dekh ke mujh ko hairat se do-chaar hue
sar pe jab dastar sajai wahshat ki sardari ki
jagah jagah pe ashk-fishani sare kaghaz gile hain
baaten bilkul sach lagti hain ek majbur likhaari ki
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