* jadaa-e-fan men bade sakht muqaam aate hain *
jadaa-e-fan men bade sakht muqaam aate hain
mar ke rah jaataa hai fanakaar amar hone tak
kitane Ghaalib the jo paidaa huye aur mar bhii gaye
qadradaann ko takhallus ki khabar hone tak
kitane iqabaal rah-e-fikr men uthe lekin
raastaa bhuul gaye Khatm-e-safar hone tak
kitane shabbiir hasan khaan na bane josh kabhii
mar gaye kitane sikander bhii jigar hone tak
faiz rang bhii ashaar men aa sakataa thaa
ungaliyaan saath to den Khuun men tar hone tak
chand zarron hi ko milatii hai ziyaa-e-Khurshiid
chand taare hii chamakate hain sahar hone tak
dil-e-shaayar pe kuchh aisii hii guzaratii hai 'figaar'
jo kisii qatare pe guzare hai gohar hone tak
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