Shauq ka rang bujh gaya, yaad ke zakhm bhar gaye
Kya meri fasl hochuki, kya mere din guzar gaye?
Hum bhi hijab dar hijab chhup na sake, magar rahe
Woh bhi hujoom dar hujoom rah na sake, magar gaye
Rahguzar E khyal meN dosh ba dosh the jo log
Waqt ki gard O baad meN jane kahaN bikhar gaye
Sham hai kitni be tapaak, shahr hai kitna sahmnaak
Hum nafaso kahaaN ho tum, jane ye sab kidhar gaye
Aaj ki raat hai ajeeb, koi nahi mere qareeb
Aaj sab apne ghar rahe, aaj sab apne ghar gaye
Hifz E hyaat ka khyal hum ko bahut bura laga
Pas ba hujuum E ma’rekaa, jaan k be sipar gaye
MaiN to safoN k darmiyaaN, kab se paRa hun nim-jaaN
Mere tamaam jaaN-nisaar mere liye to mar gaye
Rounaq E bazm E zindagi, turfaa haiN tere log bhi
Ek to kabhi na aaye the, aaye to rooth kar gaye
Khush nafasaan E be nava, be khabaraan E khush ada
Teerah naseeb the magar shahr meN naam kar gaye
Aap meN ‘Joan Alia’ sochiye ab dharaa hai kya
Aap bhi ab sidhaariye, aap k chaara gar gaye
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