dil jal ke rah gae zaqan-e-rashk-e-mah par
is qafila ko pyaas ne maara hai chaah par
gesu ko naaz hai dil-e-raushan ki chaah par
parvana ye charagh hai mar-e-siyah par
niind ud gai giran hai ye shab rashk-e-mah par
bijli na kyuun falak se gire meri aah par
hai yaad khuftgan-e-zamin ka jo khatt-e-sabz
bhule se main qadam nahin rakhta giyah par
lutta hai khana-e-dil-e-ashiq bachaiye
bigdi hui hai fauj-e-mizha kis gunah par
tasir ka hai khauf unhen ain shauq men
hai dil pe haath kaan hain avaz-e-ah par
mahshar bapa hai band hain kushton ke raste
qad baadh par hai baadh hai tegh-e-nigah par
kya aadmi ki khaak ko raundun main rahm-dil
rota hai paemali-e-mardum-giyah par
kahte ho kis ke qalb men uthta hai shab ko dard
rota hai dil mira mire hal-e-tabah par
akhir talash-e-gor hui dil ko ishq men
barson tabah ho ke ab aaya hai raah par
dil ke muamle men na ho dakhl ghair ko
lena jo ho to lijiye apni nigah par
uupar ki saans lene ka azar ho gaya
jis ki nazar padi tiri tirchhi nigah par
bakhiya jarahat-e-dil-e-nazuk-mizaj ka
mauquf hai huzur ke tar-e-nigah par
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