The poem
Read it in Urdu script-
Kuch nahi paaya hai hum ne iss bharay sansar mein Phool se daman hai khaali gir chay hain gulzaar mein
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Pِhr mohabbat iss terhan bhi imteha layte rahi Jaib khaali le ke phirtay thay isay bazaar mein
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Hum ne har har bil ke badlay khoo bahaya hai yahan Tab kahin ja kar parre hain paich yeh dastaar mein
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Zaiqoon se inn ke hum ko kuch nahi hai inhiraf Sab se meetha phal hai lekin sabr sab asmaar mein
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Charmiraaty sokhey pattoun par qadam rakhtay hue Kho ke reh jatay hain maazi ki hsin mahkaar mein
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Hum gali kochoon mein to dawa karen tahazeeb ka Aur apne ghar rakhen maa baap ko azaar mein
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Kya hi acha tha ke hum karte kisi nukty pay baat Hum dukan daari lagatay hain faqat takraar mein
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Kal tumahray paon chatain ge hamara kaam hai Aaj hazir ho nhِin paye agar darbaar mein
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Zaid ne logon mein bnta, aaj aatta, daal, ghee Iss tawaqqa par ke ho gi kal khabar akhbar mein
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Hum tumhari be zُbani se thay thora aashna Khilkhilaati "Haan" chupi thi phusphusy ankaar mein
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Jo sunay woh guftagu ka ban ke reh jaye aseer Kaisa jadu rakh diya ik shakhs ne guftaar mein
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Tha zamana woh tumahray naz ka, andaaz ka Sharam ke maaray garhay parte tumhe rukhsar mein
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Kaam kya aisa para hai, dhoondtay ho kِs liye Hum se milna hai to phir dhundo hamein ashaar mein
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Ik wafa ko chore kar tasweer mein sab kuch mila Ae musawir reh gayi bas ik kami shahkaar mein
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Jo hunar rakhta hai woh roti kama le ga zaroor Dostoo taaqat barri rakhi gayi ozaar mein
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Shairi to khaak kar len ge magar itna zaroor Faiz ka sndis goya rosin deewar mein
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Jiss ki marzi, jab, jahan, jaisi bhi mann maani kere Ik zara sa dam kahan baqi raha sarkar mein
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Kya haqeeqat poochtay ho, zindagi ik jabar hai Dard ban kar khoon behta hai tre fankar mein
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Hum agar tazleel ki zad mein hain to baaes hai yeh Hal kabhi dhoonda nahi iqbal ke afkaar mein
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Aaj apne fun ki logo qader daani kuch nahi Kal hamein dhoonda karo ge tum qadeem assaar mein
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Maslehat ka yeh taqaza tha ke hum ne maan li Jeet posheeda kisi ki thi hamari haar mein
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Aakhri shammen bhi ab to phrhphrha ke reh gayeen Muntazir baithy hue hain hum yahan be car mein
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Woh, taluq jis ki khatir sab se tora tha rasheed Lo chala hai woh bhi hum ko chore kar aghyar mein
Submitted by Rasheed Hasrat
