gham ro ro ke kahta hu.n kuchh us se agar apna

to ha.ns ke wo bole hai miya.n fikr kar apna

rone se tere kya kahe.n ai dida-e-khuu.n-bar

ye khak mei.n milta hai dil apna jigar apna

gar baiThte hai.n mahfil-e-khubaa.n mei.n hum us bin

sar zanu se uThta nahi.n do do pahar apna

lana hai to hamdam use la jald ki hum ko

ahwal nazar aae hai nau-e-digar apna

baaton se kaTe kis ki bhala rah hamari

ghurbat ke siwa koi nahin ham-safar apna

aalam mein hai ghar ghar KHushi-o-aish par us bin

matam-kada hum ko nazar aata hai ghar apna

ya aankhon se ek aan na hota tha wo ojhal

ya jalwa dikhata nahin ab ek nazar apna

har baat ka behtar hai chhupana hi ki ye bhi

hai aib kare koi jo zahir hunar apna

gar ru-ba-ru us ke kisi gham-khwar ko chupke

kuchh haal sunata hun main ba-chashm-e-tar apna

to kya kahun kahta hai ajab shakl se mujh ko

kuchh honTon hi honTon mei.n wo mu.nh pher kar apna

kya kya use dekh aati hai 'jurat' hamei.n hasrat

mayus jo phir aata hai paigham-bar apna

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