apne gham ka mujhe kahan gham hai
ai ki teri khushi muqaddam hai
aag men jo pada vo aag hua
husn-e-soz-e-nihan mujassam hai
us ke shaitan ko kahan taufiq
ishq karna gunah-e-adam hai
dil ke dhadkon men zor-e-zarb-e-kalim
kis qadar is habab men dam hai
hai vahi ishq zinda-o-javed
jise ab-e-hayat bhi sam hai
is men thahrav ya sukun kahan
zindagi inqalab-e-paiham hai
ik tadap mauj-e-tah-nashin ki tarah
zindagi ki bina-e-mohkam hai
rahti duniya men ishq ki duniya
nae unvan se munazzam hai
uthne vaali hai bazm maazi ki
raushni kam hai zindagi kam hai
ye bhi nazm-e-hayat hai koi
zindagi zindagi ka matam hai
ik muamma hai zindagi ai dost
ye bhi teri ada-e-mubham hai
ai mohabbat tu ik azaab sahi
zindagi be tire jahannam hai
ik talatum sa rang-o-nikhat ka
paikar-e-naz men dama-dam hai
phirne ko hai rasili nim-nigah
ahu-e-naz mail-e-ram hai
ruup ke jot zer-e-pairahan
gulsitan par rida-e-shabnam hai
mere siine se lag ke so jaao
palken bhari hain raat bhi kam hai
aah ye mehrbaniyan teri
shadmani ki aankh pur-nam hai
narm o doshiza kis qadr hai nigah
har nazar dastan-e-maryam hai
mehr-o-mah shola-ha-e-saz-e-jamal
jis ki jhankar itni maddham hai
jaise uchhle junun ki pahli shaam
is ada se vo zulf barham hai
yuun bhi dil men nahin vo pahli umang
aur teri nigah bhi kam hai
aur kyuun chhedti hai gardish-e-charkh
vo nazar phir gai ye kya kam hai
ru-kash-e-sad-harim-e-dil hai faza
vo jahan hain ajiib aalam hai
diye jaati hai lau sada-e-‘firaq’
haan vahi soz-o-saz kam kam hai
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