Vus.At-e-chashm ko andoh-e-basaarat lik.kha
MaiN ne ik vasl ko ik hijr ki Haalat lik.kha
MaiN ne lik.kha k Saf-e-dil kabhi KHaali nah huii
Aur KHaali jo huii bhi to malaamat lik.khha
Sirf aavaaz kahaaN tak mujhe jaari rakhti
MaiN ne chup saadh li, san.naTe ko Aadat lik.kha
Yeh safar paaoN hilaane ka nahiiN aaNkh ka hai
MaiN ne is baab meN rukne ko masaafat lik.kha
MaiN ne dastak ko likha kash-ma-kash-e-be-KHabari
Jumbish-e-pardaa ko aane ki ijaazat lik.kha
Likhne vaaloN ne to hone ka sabab lik.kha hai
MaiN ne hone ko nah hone ki vazaaHat lik.kha
Ashk agar sab ne likhe, maiN ne sitaare lik.khe
Aajizii sab ne likhi, maiN ne ibaadat lik.kha
ZaKHm likhne ke liye maiN ne likhi he Ghaflat
Khuun likhna tha magar maiN ne Haraarat lik.kha
Koii aasan rafaaqat nahiiN lik’khi maiN ne
Qurb ko jab bhi likha juzv-e-raqaabat lik.kha
MaiN ne KHushbu ko likha dast-ras-e-gum-shudagi
Rang ko faaslaa rakhne ki riAayet lik.kha
Husn-e-goyaaii ko likhna tha, likhi sargoshi
Shor likhna tha so aazar-e-sama.At lik.kha
MaiN ne parvaaz likhi hadd-e-falak se aage
Aur be-baal-o-pari ko bhi nehayet lik.kha
MaiN ne tA.biir ko teHriir meN aane nah diya
Khaab likhte huye moHtaaj-e-bashaarat lik.kha
Mere sar par kabhi afsos ka saayaa nah rahaa
Ranj tha jis ki jagah maiN ne shikaayat lik.kha
Itne dA.voN se guzar kar yeh KHayaal aataa hai
AZM kya tum ne kabhi Harf-e-nidaamat lik.kha

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