dil-e-shaida ki haqiqat mire maula kya hai
jaan hazir hai miri aap se achchha kya hai
ahmad aur ahmad-e-be-mim ka parda kya hai
aql-e-avval ko bhi hairat hai muamma kya hai
aap ke gham ne tan-e-zar men chhoḌa kya hai
malak-ul-maut ka ye mujh se taqaza kya hai
aish-e-imroz pe ḳhush hain gham-e-farda kya hai
maut aa jaa.e to mar ja.enge jhagḌa kya hai
ham to mad.hosh paḌe rahte the mai-ḳhane men
kya ḳhabar katib-e-amal ne likkha kya hai
aaj tak shahr-e-ḳhamoshan ka na kuchh haal khula
log kya dekhne jaate hain tamasha kya hai
arsa-e-hashr men hai aaj qayamat ki giraft
ab bata.e to koi nazish-e-taqva kya hai
sar to ham bhi na jhuka.enge subuk-sar ho kar
charḳh dushman hai to dushman sahi hota kya hai
tum se haT kar kahin paḌti hi nahin meri nazar
tum tamanna ho miri aur tamanna kya hai
du-badu kyuun na kahun tum se jo kahna hai mujhe
dil men ghuT ghuT ke jo rah jaa.e vo shikva kya hai
gul ke daman pe kahin ḳhuun ka dhabba na lage
tarz-e-fariyad ye ai bulbul-e-shaida kya hai
mushkilen sainkaḌon har gaam pe pesh aati hain
DhunDne valon ne tujh ko abhi paaya kya hai
kya bata.un dil-e-ranjur ki halat tum ko
vo to har roz ka bimar hai achchha kya hai
kalima paḌhta hua qabr men utra huun main
mere maz.hab ko nakirain ne samjha kya hai
ik na ik fikr lagi rahti hai har dam mujh ko
fikr-e-duniya men paḌa huun gham-e-uqba kya hai
bada-noshon ke dua karte hi badal umDe
aql hairan hai zahid ki ye hota kya hai
shab-e-me.araj ki kya shaan hai allah allah
aaj dekhe to koi arsh-e-mualla kya hai
ab ke bhi rauza-e-aqdas pe rasa.i na hui
aur phir shumi-e-taqdir ka rona kya hai
ai falak ham tujhe zalim nahin kahte lekin
ghaur se sun ki sada-e-lab-e-duniya kya hai
gham-e-ulfat ki tavazo.a ki jigar hai maujud
aur maqdur mera is se ziyada kya hai
murde ji uThte hain jab naam tira sunte hain
ham se puchhe koi ejaz-e-masiha kya hai
maslahat ye hai ki iz.har-e-mohabbat na karun
maut hai mere liye arz-e-tamanna kya hai
dil-e-raushan ko samajh ka.aba-nashin ki manzil
dair kahte hain kise aur kalisa kya hai
kabhi botal ko uThata hai kabhi saghar ko
nahin malum ki ‘rasiḳh’ ka irada kya hai
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