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is se pahle bhi mera nisf badan kaT chuki

usi banduq ki nali hai meri samt ki jo
is se pahle meri shah-rag ka lahu chaT chuki

phir wahi aag dar aai hai meri galiyon mein
phir mere shahr mein barud ki bu phaili hai

phir se tu kaun hai main kaun hun aapas mein sawal
phir wahi soch miyan-e-man-o-tu phaili hai

meri basti se pare bhi mere dushman honge
par yahan kab koi aghyar ka lashkar utra

aashna hath hi aksar meri jaanib lapke
mere sine mein sada apna hi KHanjar utra

phir wahi KHauf ki diwar tazabzub ki faza
phir wahi aam huin ahl-e-riya ki baaten

nara-e-hubb-e-watan mal-e-tijarat ki tarah
jins-e-arzan ki tarah din-e-KHuda ki baaten

is se pahle bhi to aisi hi ghaDi aai thi
subh-e-wahshat ki tarah sham-e-ghariban ki tarah

is se pahle bhi to paiman-e-wafa TuTe the
shisha-e-dil ki tarah aaina-e-jaan ki tarah

phir kahan ahmarin honTon pe duaon ke diye
phir kahan shabnamin chehron pe rifaqat ki rida

sandalin panw se mastana-rawi ruTh gai
marmarin hathon pe jal-bujh gaya angar-e-hina

dil-nashin aankhon mein furqat-zada kajal roya
shaKH-e-bazu ke liye zulf ka baadal roya

misl-e-pairahan-e-gul phir se badan chaak hue
jaise apnon ki kamanon mein hon aghyar ke tir

is se pahle bhi hua chand mohabbat ka do-nim
nok-e-dashna se khichi thi meri dharti pe lakir

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