ab bhalaa chhoR ke ghar kyaa karte

ab bhalaa chhoR ke ghar kyaa karte
shaam ke vaqt safar kyaa karte

terii masruufiyateN jaante the
apne aane kii Khabar kyaa karte

jab sitaare hii nahiiN mil paaye
le ke ham shams-o-qamar kyaa karte

vo musaafir hii khulii dhuup kaa thaa
saaye phailaa ke shajar kyaa karte


Khaak hii avval-o-aaKhir thahrii
karke zarre ko gauhar kyaa karte

raaye pehle se hii banaa lii tuune
dil meN ab ham tere ghar kyaa karte

ishq ne saare saliiqe bakhshe
husn se kasb-e-hunar kyaa karte




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