charagh-e-shauq jala raat ke asar se nikal
safar na rok tilismat-e-rahguzar se nikal
kabhi to dast-e-hina.i se likh visal ki rut
kabhi to shisha-e-jan TuTne ke Dar se nikal
javaz DhunD na apni sada bikharne ka
hayat mohr-ba-lab dast-e-chara-gar se nikal
zara si vus.at-e-idrak men na gum ho ja
is imtihan se guzar hairat-e-ḳhabar se nikal
tire ḳhayal men huun shahr-e-raftagan tu bhi
kisi khanDar se ubhar aks-e-bam-o-dar se nikal
zakat-e-ḳhvab men de di hain main ne ankhen bhi
ab ai jahan-e-digar hita-e-nazar se nikal
nigah-e-zard men ug sabz ḳhvab ki konpal
gulab-e-shaḳh phir ujḌe hue shajar se nikal
bandhe hain shaam sutunon se sub.h ke taare
jamal-e-yar kisi naqsh-e-motabar se nikal
fasil-e-shahr pe aks-e-shab-e-ta.assuf hai
najat-e-gham ki kiran ḳhema-e-sahar se nikal
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