Ye shab-e-kahish ka aalam nikle,
Ke hum musarrat soorat lekar Ghar se nikle...
Koi puche is musarrat ki wajah,
to farebi lafz raast-baaz banke nikle...
Is qalb ko kya garz unke naam se mehfilo me,
Magar mushkil hai tanha Shamo me wo zehen se nikle...
Tanhai aur gham-e-hayat ki khatir,
Mashroofiyat me hum ghar se daftar ko nikle...
Tamam nakli aqs nazar aaye to,
Hum bhi chehra pehen ke nikle...
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