ab ke rut badalii to Khushbuu kaa safar dekhegaa kaun
zaKhm phuulon kii tarah mahakenge par dekhegaa kaun

dekhanaa sab raqs-e-bismal men magan ho jaayenge
jis taraf se tiir aayegaa udhar dekhegaa kaun

vo havas ho yaa vafaa ho baat maharuumii kii hai
log to phal-phuul dekhenge shajar dekhegaa kaun

(maharuum=deprived; shajar=tree)

ham chiraaG-e-shab hii jab Thahare to phir kyaa sochanaa
raat thii kis kaa muqaddar aur sahar dekhegaa kaun

(chiraaG-e-shab=night lamp)

aa fasiil-e-shahar se dekhen Ganiim-e-shahar ko
shahar jalataa ho to tujh ko baam par dekhegaa kaun

(fasiil-e-shahar=city wall/boundary; Ganiim-e-shahar=city's enemy)

Ahmad Faraz

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