duriyan sari simaT kar rah gain aisa laga

dūriyāñ saarī simaT kar rah ga.iiñ aisā lagā

muuñd lī jab aañkh to siine se koī aa lagā

kis qadar apnā.iyat us ajnabī bastī meñ thī

go ki har chehra thā begāna magar apnā lagā

paas se ho kar jo vo jaatā to ḳhush hote magar

us kā katrā kar guzarnā bhī hameñ achchhā lagā

us ghaḌī kyā kaifiyat dil kī thī kuchh ham bhī suneñ

tū ne pahlī baar jab dekhā hameñ kaisā lagā

jis qadar gunjān ābādī thī us ke shahr kī

jaane kyuuñ har shaḳhs ham ko is qadar tanhā lagā

jism kā ātish-kada le kar to pahuñche the vahāñ

haath jab us kā chhuā to barf se ThanDā lagā

jab kisī shīrīñ-dahan se guftugū kī ai 'qamar'

apnā lahja bhī hameñ us kī tarah mīThā lagā

duriyan sari simaT kar rah gain aisa laga

mund li jab aankh to sine se koi aa laga

kis qadar apnaiyat us ajnabi basti mein thi

go ki har chehra tha begana magar apna laga

pas se ho kar jo wo jata to KHush hote magar

us ka katra kar guzarna bhi hamein achchha laga

us ghaDi kya kaifiyat dil ki thi kuchh hum bhi sunen

tu ne pahli bar jab dekha hamein kaisa laga

jis qadar gunjaan aabaadi thi us ke shahr ki

jaane kyun har shaKHs hum ko is qadar tanha laga

jism ka aatish-kada le kar to pahunche the wahan

hath jab us ka chhua to barf se ThanDa laga

jab kisi shirin-dahan se guftugu ki ai 'qamar'

apna lahja bhi hamein us ki tarah miTha laga