kal chaudhvin ki raat thi shab bhar rahaa charchaa teraa
kuchh ne kahaa ye chaaNd hai kuchh ne kahaa chehraa teraa
ham bhi vahin maujud the ham se bhi sab puchhaa kiye
ham ha.Ns diye ham chup rahe manzuur thaa pardaa teraa
is shahar men kis se milen ham se to chhuti mahfilen
har shaKhs teraa naam le har shaKhs divaanaa teraa
kuche ko tere chhoD kar jogi hi ban jaayen magar
jangal tere parbat tere basti teri sahraa teraa
ham aur rasm-e-bandagi aashuftagi uftaadgi
ehsaan hai kya kya teraa ai husn-e-beparva teraa
do ashk jaane kis liye palkon pe aa kar Tik gaye
altaaf ki baarish terii ikraam kaa dariyaa teraa
ai bedaareG-o-be_amaa.N ham ne kabhi ki hai fuGaaN
ham ko teri vahshat sahi ham ko sahi saudaa teraa
tu bevafaa tuu maharabaaN ham aur tujh se bad-gumaaN
ham ne to puchhaa thaa zaraa ye vaqt kyuu.N Thahraa teraa
ham par ye saKhti ki nazar ham hain faqir-e-rah_guzar
rastaa kabhi rokaa teraa daaman kabhii thaamaa teraa
haaN haaN teri surat hasi.n lekin tu aisa bhi nahi.n
is shaKhs ke ashaar se shoharaa huaa kyaa kyaa teraa
beshak usi kaa dosh hai kahataa nahin Khaamosh hai
tu aap kar aisi davaa bimaar ho achchhaa teraa
bedard sunani ho to chal kahtaa hai kyaa achchhi Gazal
aashiq teraa rusavaa teraa shaayar teraa "Inshaa" teraa
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