shaam ke daman men pechan nim-afrangi hasin
nuqrai paron men ik sone ki laag
rah guzar men ya khiraman sard aag
ya kisi mutrib ki le ik tishna takmil raag
ek bahr-e-be-karan ki jhilmilati sath par
zau-fagan afsana-ha-e-rang-o-nur
niile niile do kanval maujon se chuur
bahte bahte jo nikal jaaen kahin sahil se duur
chand si peshaniyon par zarfishan lahron ka jaal
ahmarin udta hua rang-e-sharab
jam gai hain asha-e-sad-aftab
gardanon ke pech-o-kham men ghul gaya hai mahtab
ishrat-e-parvez men kya nala-e-ha-e-tez-tez
ud gaya din ki javani ka khumar
shaam ke chehre pe laut aaya nikhar
ho chuke hain ho rahe hain aur daman dagh-dar
us ka zarrin takht simin jism hai ankhon se duur
jam-e-zahr-alud se uthte hain jhaag
chaunk kar angdaiyan lete hain naag
jaag ‘antoni’ mohabbat so rahi hai jaag jaag
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