bus ki ab zulf ka sauda bhi mire sar men nahin
kya karun maang ke us ko jo muqaddar men nahin
vo bhi manzar tha ki ḳhud mujh men tha ik ik manzar
ye bhi manzar hai ki ab main kisi manzar men nahin
ab jo ham ḳhud ko sameTen to sameTen kitna
sar bhi hai apna khula paanv bhi chadar men nahin
ai mire shauq-e-shahadat tira hafiz hai ḳhuda
saḳht jaan main bhi huun aur dhaar bhi ḳhanjar men nahin
milne ki aas men kanTon pe bhi chal kar ḳhush tha
aur ab chain mujhe phulon ke bistar men nahin
ab miri pyaas ke bujhne ka nahin koi saval
ab mire naam ki sahba kisi saghar men nahin
baat ye hai ki nazar tab-e-nazar kho baiThi
ye nahin hai ki kashish ab kisi paikar men nahin
main to sab ka huun rifaqat pe miri sab ko hai naaz
koi mera hi magar mere bhare ghar men nahin
pur-tapak aaj bhi milte hain na jaane kitne
lekin iḳhlas ‘vaqar’ in men se aksar men nahin
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