ab tu ne gul na gulsita.n hai yaad
usi mukhDe ki har zama.n hai yaad
ham-nashi.n kah le qissa-e-majnu.n
hum ko bhi dil ki dasta.n hai yaad
ghuncha kaTe tha jis ko dekh ke lab
kyu.n saba tujh ko wo waha.n hai yaad
mustaqil murgh-e-dil jo taDpe hai
kis ki sine mei.n par-fisha.n hai yaad
sabaq-e-girya ashk ko kya du.n
aap hi is tifl ko rawa.n hai yaad
gul se kya mukhtalit hu.n ai bulbul
mujh ko wo aafat-e-khizaa.n hai yaad
aah ai charkh-e-peer, 'qayem' nam
ya.n jo rahta tha ek jawa.n hai yaad
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