ai dil-nashin talash tiri ku-ba-ku na thi
apne se ik farar tha vo justuju na thi
iz.har na-rasa sahi vo surat-e-jamal
a.ina-e-ḳhayal men bhi hu-ba-hu na thi
kya sehr tha ki hanste hue jaan de ga.e
vo bhi ki jin ko tab-e-gham-e-arzu na thi
kya jaane ahl-e-bazm ne kya kya samajh liya
iḳhfa-e-arzu thi vo chup guftugu na thi
vo kaun si sahar thi ki roi na phuul phuul
vo shaam kaun si thi ki gham se lahu na thi
ham to farefta the ‘ziya’ dil ki aanch par
manzur mahz dilkashi-e-rang-o-bu na thi
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