wo nazar sey door tu hain magar ye ajeeb surat-e haal hai
huma waqt paish-e nazar bhi hain, na firaaq hay na visaal hai
na wo hum say kum, na hum un say kum, wo udher khafa, hum idher khafa
na unhain humara khayyal hay, na humain demaagh-e sawal hai
yehi qurbatain, yehi fasley tu kholoos-e ishq ki jaan hain
kabhi gard-e ranj-o malaal hay, kabhi fikr-e pursish-e haal hai
ye tumhaari talkh nawaiyaan koi aur seh k dikha tu day
ye jo tum main mujh main nibah hay, merey hoslay ka kamal hai
mujhay is ka koi bhi ghum nahi k kisi nay mujh sey wafa na ki
main kisi k kaam na aa saka mujhe sirf is ka malal hai
jo guzar rahi hay guzaar do, na bura kaho, na gila karo
jo tumhara haal hay dostoon, wohi saarey shehr ka haal hai
main kahan sey laoon wo roshni jo kisi k shehr main lut gayi
wo kisi ka shehr bhi lut gaya, mujhe is ka aur malaal hai
terey mashwarey k kholoos per mujhe tark-e ishq qobool hai
magar aik baat hay hum-nasheen, meri zindagi ka sawaal hai
iqbal azeem
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