sach to ye hai be-jagah rabt in dino.n paida kiya
soch hai har dam yahi hum ko ki hum ne kya kiya
wo gaya uTh kar jidhar ko mai.n adhar haira.n sa
us ke jaane par bhi kitni der tak dekha kiya
meri aur us shokh ki sahib-salamat jo hui
sabr o taqat ne kaha lo hum ne to mujra kiya
sair-e-gul karta tha wo aur aah betabi se mai.n
har taraf gulshan mei.n ju.n aab-e-rawa.n dauDa kiya
jab talak karte rahe mazkura us ka mujh se log
ji mei.n kuchh socha kiya mai.n aur dil dhaDka kiya
dard-e-dil kahna mera shayad ki us ne sun liya
warna kyu.n mujh ko dharaata hai bhala achchha kiya
dam-ba-dam hasrat se dekhu.n kyu.n na su-e-charkh mai.n
us ne auro.n ka kiya us ko hamei.n jis ka kiya
dil mile par bhi milap aisi jagah hote rahe
jo idhar taDpa kiye hum wo udhar taDpa kiya
mil gae the ek bar us ke jo mere lab se lab
umr bhar honTon pe apne mai.n zaba.n phera kiya
bas ki hai wo shohra-e-afaq us ke waste
ye dil-e-diwana kis kis shakhs se jhagDa kiya
sozish-e-dil kya kahu.n mai.n jab talak jita raha
ek angara sa pahlu mei.n mere dahka kiya
ishq-bazi mei.n kaha 'jurat' ko sab ne dekh kar
ye aziz apni hamesha jaa.n par khela kiya
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