ab ghaTa.en chahiyen saaqi na paimana mujhe
us ke gham ne kar diya har gham se begana mujhe
ḳhatm kar dena hai ab vahshat ka afsana mujhe
kah ga.e apni zaban se vo bhi divana mujhe
nahnu-aqrab ki sada deti hai ḳhud manzil miri
ab na ka.aba raah men roke na but-ḳhana mujhe
dil men jab sham-e-haqiqat sho.ala-ru ho ja.egi
ḳhud jala degi samajh kar apna parvana mujhe
kya gham-e-dauran ki baten kya suluk-e-dostan
kyon sunati hai ye duniya mera afsana mujhe
apni kuTiya ki riha.ish par hai faḳhr-o-imbisat
kya lubha.ega kisi ka qasr-e-shahana mujhe
is tarah ḳhush huun ki jaise ‘shauq’ sab kuchh de diya
baḳhsh kar allah ne ik dil faqirana mujhe
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