Ik kiraye ka ghar apna aashyana bana baithe,
Ghar se duur naya shehar, naye dost bana baithe,
Zamistaan mei bahaar laa k, fizaoon ko hayaat bana baithe.
Haal e dil ki tashreeh kr k, alfaazo ko Kitaab bana baithe.
Khwabeeda mobahisa Aur hum tum; qamar ko B kaamil bana baithe,
Yuun toh mukhtasar sa waqt mila, hum har lamhe ko sadiyaan jee baithe.
Kahin jo mil gaye yaar apne, par hum wo aashyana gwaan baithe
Wo aashyana jo humein phir na bhulaye shayad,
Woh chehre jo ab khwaab he hojayein shayad,
Kya bikk gayi woh jagah ya hum he Paraye ban baithe?
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