Ki janmi hai badalon ki kok se jo
Sarhad ki parvah na karte hue
Zameen hi toh hai uski manzil-e-aakhir
Phir kyun woh behaal hi raah na bhatke
Akaal ki tasveer dekhi thi kya
Uss boond ne jab liya tha janm
Maloom tha usse kya; maangi thi mannate
Uske aane ki khwahish mein—kiye the karm
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Kaunse aise karm the unke
Ki Nusrat-e-Ilahi hui na naseeb
Laal boonde jo tapki raaste ki upar
Panah maangne ko hue khuda se qareeb
Kya nuskh eejaad kiye unki
Jaan ki bheek mangne ko
Mustagfir bane ek lamhe mein
Raazi dooje mein boond bahane ko
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Woh katra kya gira ashko se jab
Suni na unki kisi ne dukh ki rawani
Palkon pe bithaya tha jinko ek roz
Aaj ban ke reh gaye mehez ek kahani
Sajde de de kar bahaye aansu
Aadat si ban gayi bandagi ki
Mukhallat ki hoti kaash ki khuraak mein
Do boond hi toh thi zindagi ki