adu-e-din-o-iman dushman-e-amn-o-aman nikle
tire paikan baḌe jabir baḌe na-mehrban nikle
adaon ne lubhaya di nigah-e-naz ne davat
magar alfaz dil-shikani men meri kamran nikle
mukar lo ishq se lekin sar-e-mahshar na kahna kuchh
vahan par kaun jaane koi apna raz-dan nikle
tumhari bazm hai rutbe men jannat se bhi bala-tar
yahan piiri men aa.e ham magar ho kar javan nikle
baḌa charcha hai koh-e-tur ka vadi-e-aiman ka
bahut aghlab hai vo dar-parda meri dastan nikle
bayaban men chaman men dasht men ya koh-e-viran men
ḳhuda jaane kahan pahunche jo su-e-ashiyan nikle
hamari maut bhi ik mauj hai dariya-e-hasti ki
bas ik ghota lagana hai yahan Duube vahan nikle
mo.attar kar ga.i bu-e-vafa mahaul-e-alam ko
mire har qatra-e-ḳhun se hazaron gulistan nikle
chhupe hain saat pardon men ye sab kahne ki baten hain
unhen meri nigahon ne jahan DhunDa vahan nikle
ye vaqt-e-naz.a kaisa kaisi takmil-e-hayat ai dil
ummiden kab huiin puuri abhi arman kahan nikle
ḳhuda ka shukr be-dam-o-diram the mai-kade men ham
magar pir-e-mughan apne purane mehrban nikle
haqiqat ko jo dekha ik na.i duniya nazar aa.i
sitam goya karam tha dushman-e-jan pasban nikle
mohabbat men luTe lekin bahut achchhe rahe ‘rahbar’
guman tha jin pe rahzan ka vo mir-e-karvan nikle
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