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ik husn-e-be-misal ki tamsil ke liye parchhaiyon pe rang girata raha hun main...

hamein aziiz hain in bastiyon ki divaren ki jin ke saae bhi divar bante jaate the...

girte rahe nujoom andhere ki zulf se shab bhar rahin khamoshiyan sayon se ham-kanar...

guzre hazar baadal palkon ke saaye saaye utre hazar sooraj ik shah-nasheen-e-dil par...

tire aane ka din hai tere raste mein bichhane ko chamakti dhoop mein saaye ikatthe kar raha hoon main...

saaye gali mein jaagte rahte hain raat bhar tanhaiyon ki ot se jhanka na kar mujhe...

wahan ki raushniyon ne bhi zulm dhaye bahut main us gali mein akela tha aur saaye bahut...

charaghon ne hamare saaye lambe kar diye itne savere tak kahin pahunchenge ab apne barabar ham...

bichhad ke bheed mein khud se hawason ka wo aalam tha ki munh khole hue takti rahin parchhaiyan ham ko...