koi ban gaya ronaq pakhiya’n di
koi chorr ke sheesh mahal chaleya
koi paleya naaz te nakhraya’n vich
koi raet garam tay thal chaleya
koi bhul gaya maqsad aavan da
koi kar ke maqsad hal chaleya
aethay har koi ‘fareed’ musafir ae
koi aj chaleya koi kal chaleya
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