baham buland-o-past hain kaif-e-sharab ke
ankhon men hain tulu-o-ghurub aftab ke
piite hain surkh-o-zard pyale sharab ke
kya kya hain auj-o-past men rang aftab ke
barson se dhundhta hai mazamin sharab ke
gardun ulat raha hai varaq aftab ke
saaqi undel jaam subuhi subu ki khair
mushtaq kab se hain lab-e-shab aftab ke
utthe vo dud-e-dil ki falak ho gaya siyah
gul ho gae charagh mah-o-aftab ke
likkhun jo un ke chehra-e-raushan ka vasf main
paida karun zaban-o-dahan aftab ke
dho de sharab se mire angur zakhm ko
ta-jalve bakhshen zakhm-e-kuhan aftab ke
kho dega dud-e-ah falak ki barahnagi
dalegi shaam munh pe naqab aftab ke
khali kahan falak sitam-e-rozgar se
rakhta hai dil pe daagh mah-o-aftab ke
jaane to do falak pe mire nala-e-junun
purze udaenge varaq-e-aftab ke
ai charkh-e-pir dekh liin athkheliyan tiri
yaad aa gae hamen bhi zamane shabab ke
paai hai main ne zakhm se talim-e-khamushi
goya lab-e-sukut dahan hain javab ke
marhum-e-arzu hain sada-e-shikast men
rah rah gae hain bhar ke phaphole habab ke
kis eatibar men nafas-e-chand ai ‘nasim’
shab har ke vaste ye tamashe hain khvab ke
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