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jo thaa dil ka daur gayaa magar hai nazar meN ab bhi vo anjuman
vo Khayaal-e-dost chaman chaman, vo jamaal-e-dost badan badan

abhii ibtidaa-e-Hayaat hai, abhii duur manzil-e-ishq hai
abhii mauj-e-KhuuN hai nafas nafas, abhii zindagii hai kafan kafan

mere ham-nafas gayaa daur jab faqat aashiyaanoN ki baat thii
ke hai aaj barq ki raaH meN, meraa bhi chaman teraa bhi chaman

tere bahr-e-bakshish-o-lutf se jo kabhii huvii thi ataa mujhe
mere dil meN hai vuhii tashnagii, meri rooH meN hai vuhii jalan

na terii nazar meN jaN.che kabhii, gul-o-Ghunchaa meN jo hai dilkashii
jo tuu ittefaaq se dekh le kabhii, Khaar meN hai jo baaNkpan

ye zamiiN aur uskii vus’ateN, na merii baneN na terii baneN
magar is pe bhii ye hai zidd hameN, ye teraa watan wo meraa watan

vuhii maiN hun jiskaa har ek sher ek aarzuu ka mazaar hai
kabhii wo bhi din the ke jin dinoN, merii har ghazal thi dulhan dulhan

ye nahiiN ke bazm-e-tarab meN ab ko’ii naghma-zan hi na rahaa
maiN akelaa is liye rah gayaa ke badal gayii hai wo anjuman

merii shaiirii hai chhupii huii merii zindagiii ke hijaab meN
ye hijaab uTthe to ajab nahiiN paRe mujh pe bhii nig’h-e-watan

wo ajeeb sher-e-Firaq thaa ke hai rooH aalam-e-wajd meN
wo nigaah-e-naaz zubaaN zubaaN, wo sukoot-e-naaz suKhan suKhan

Jagannath Azad

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