dil ke hote bhi kahin dard juda hota hai
ik faqat maut ke aa jaane se kya hota hai
zulm se zikr-e-vafa aur siva hota hai
un ki har ek bura.i men bhala hota hai
shohda ne.mat-e-duniya ki talab bhuul ga.e
ḳhuun ke ghunT men aisa hi maza hota hai
ḳhud-faramoshi-e-ulfat hai ilaj-e-gham-e-dahr
be-ḳhabar hosh men aana hi bura hota hai
imtihan-gah tiri mahfil-e-dilkash hai magar
main bhi dekhun ki koi dil ke siva hota hai
tum se kahta huun mira ḳhuun mire dil pe sahi
rasm-e-duniya hai ki apnon se gila hota hai
bazm se uTh to chala main ki mahal tha lekin
rone valon se bhala koi ḳhafa hota hai
dekh hi lete hain sab naz-o-ada ki surat
aa.ina aap ka naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa hota hai
nala-e-dil ke asar ka na karo mujh se gila
mujh ko kya ilm ki kis tarah rasa hota hai
tauba tauba hai yahi ishq ki batil nazari
sang but-ḳhane men aate hi ḳhuda hota hai
kya sabab kuchh tujhe ma.alum hai ai abr-e-bahar
dil ke murjhane se kyuun zaḳhm hara hota hai
vo kahen ya na kahen main huun asar se vaqif
bol uThta hai vo naala jo rasa hota hai
raushni din ki abhi hai ki hain kho.e hue hosh
dekhna hai shab-e-tarik men kya hota hai
hijr ke dard ko baḌhne de ki hai muzhda-e-vasl
vahi ghaTta hai jahan men jo siva hota hai
bad-nasibi ho to har ḳhuub ki ḳhubi hai fuzul
sub.h ka vaqt sitaron ko bura hota hai
dil to dil sar bhi kabhi hota hai mamnun-e-firaq
jis men hai ishq ye sauda vo juda hota hai
mire raazi ba-raza hone se sab raazi hain
varna jo hai vo shikayat se ḳhafa hota hai
avvalin marhala-e-ishq hai jab hasrat-o-maut
koi batla.e ki phir ba.ad men kya hota hai
bim-o-ummid se kis tarah nikal ja.un ki dil
na Thaharta hai jahan men na fana hota hai
muntazir naza.a men chup hai to use chup na samajh
dam ka ruk ruk ke nikalna bhi gila hota hai
shab-e-tarik men nikla to hai dekhun ‘saqib’
na-rasa rahta hai naala ki rasa hota hai
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