duniya meri bala jaane mahngi hai ya sasti hai
maut mile to muft na luun hasti ki kya hasti hai
abadi bhi dekhi hai virane bhi dekhe hain
jo ujḌe aur phir na base dil vo nirali basti hai
ḳhud jo na hone ka ho adam kya use hona kahte hain
niist na ho to hast nahin ye hasti kya hasti hai
ijz-e-gunah ke dam tak hain ismat-e-kamil ke jalve
pasti hai to bulandi hai raz-e-bulandi pasti hai
jaan si shai bik jaati hai ek nazar ke badle men
aage marzi gahak ki in damon to sasti hai
vahshat-e-dil se phirna hai apne ḳhuda se phir jaana
divane ye hosh nahin ye to hosh-parasti hai
jag suuna hai tere baghair ankhon ka kya haal hua
jab bhi duniya basti thi ab bhi duniya basti hai
aansu the so ḳhushk hue ji hai ki umDa aata hai
dil pe ghaTa si chha.i hai khulti hai na barasti hai
dil ka ujaḌna sahl sahi basna sahl nahin zalim
basti basna khel nahin baste baste basti hai
‘fani’ jis men aansu kya dil ke lahu ka kaal na tha
haa.e vo aankh ab paani ki do bundon ko tarasti hai
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