ik riwaayat ke siwaa kuch` nah th`aa taqdeer ke paas

ik riwaayat ke siwaa kuch` nah th`aa taqdeer ke paas
qiblah-roo ho gaYe ham yooN but-e-tadbeer ke paas!

kyaa Hadeec-e-Gham-e-dil, kaun saa Qur,aan-e-wafaa?
ek taaweel naheeN SaaHeb-e-tafseer ke paas!

dil ke aa,eeneh meN kyaa jaane naz^ar kyaa aayaa?
muddatoN baiThe rahe ham tiree taSweer ke paas!

ashk-e-naumeedee-o-Hasrat hee muqaddar Thehraa
ek tuHfah th`aa yehee Harf-e-guloogeer ke paas!

goshah-e-Sabr-o-sukooN? Haif! nah deewaar, nah dar!
th`ak ke maiN baiTh rahaa Hasrat-e-ta'meer ke paas!

ham Haqeeqat ke pujaaree th`e, gumaaN-gasht nah th`e
aur Sirf Khwaab th`e us zulf-e-girahgeer ke paas!

kyaa kaheN guZree hai kyaa i'shq meN ahl-e-dil par
rahn-e-shamsheer kabh`ee aur kabh`ee zanjeer ke paas!

too ne ai jaan-e-Ghazal! yeh bh`ee kabh`ee sochaa hai?
qaafiye kyoN nah rahe "Sarwar"-e-dilgeer ke paas!

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