sab chale tere aasta.n ko chhoD
bad-zaba.n ab to is zaba.n ko chhoD
mat uTha yar tere kuche mei.n
aan baiThe hai.n do jaha.n ko chhoD
waqt-e-sakhti ke aah jati hai
jaan bhi jism-e-na-tawa.n ko chhoD
sohbat-e-rast kab ho kaj se barar
tir aakhir chala kama.n ko chhoD
dast-e-be-dad-e-baghban se aah
hum chale aakhir aashiya.n ko chhoD
bagh se wo phira to murgh-e-chaman
lag chale sath gulsita.n ko chhoD
na-tawani se misl-e-naqsh-e-qadam
rahe na-chaar karwa.n ko chhoD
ham-nashi.n kah tamam qissa-e-ishq
aaj-kal par na dasta.n ko chhoD
ye mera haal hai jo wo qatil
uTh gaya dam ke mehma.n ko chhoD
jis tarah pher halq par khanjar
de koi murgh-e-nim-jaa.n ko chhoD
kar jawani pe rahm 'jurat' ki
bas gham-e-ishq is jawa.n ko chhoD
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