buland-o-past ka har-dam khayal rakhna hai
hamesha haath men kar-e-muhal rakhna hai
vo mujh se talib-e-baiat hua hai aur mujhe
junun ke haath pe dast-e-saval rakhna hai
koi to aa ke ginega jarahaten dil ki
hara-bhara hamen taq-e-malal rakhna hai
mire charagh ki lau se musabqat kaisi
mujhe usi pe uruj-o-zaval rakhna hai
kahin to khatm hua hoga raat ka afsun
vahin pe uqda-e-sub.h-e-visal rakhna hai
shikast-e-be-hunari ki sanad nahin milti
giraft men abhi kilk-e-kamal rakhna hai
vo mehrban nahin hai to phir khafa hoga
koi to rabta us ko bahal rakhna hai
bajae us ke ki ham be-hison men gin liye jaaen
sukhan ke saath hi husn-e-majal rakhna hai
nazar na aae qalam-rau men koi harf-e-junun
tamam zer-o-zabar paemal rakhna hai
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