bas-ki huun dil-tang khush aata hai sahra-e-qafas
bulbul-e-be-bal-o-par rakhti hai sauda-e-qafas
palna manzur hai to dast-parvar kar use
tair-e-vahshi mabada dekh mar jaae qafas
dekh ke sayyad ko mahv-e-tamasha ho gai
bulbul-e-tasvir se mat puchh eza-e-qafas
ham-dua ho ham-safiro ta-ijabat ho qarin
rahm kha kar baagh men sayyad phir laae qafas
ham-safir is baagh ke sab qaid tere ho chuke
ishaq mujh ko bhi dikha de tu tamasha-e-qafas
gul ki khatir qaid men rahti hai varna baghban
nala-e-jan-soz se bulbul ke jal jaae qafas
tiliyan ginte hi ginte umr ke dam ho chuke
takht se ud kar na pahunche ishaq bala-e-qafas
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