faqat shor-e-dil-e-pur-arzu tha
na apne jism men ham the na tu tha
har ik ke paanv par jhukte kati umr
na samjhe ham ki kis qalib men tu tha
jahan pahunche usi ka nuur paaya
jidhar dekha vahi khurshid-ru tha
jagah daman men apne kyuun na dete
ki tifl-e-ashk apna hi lahu tha
kahun kya dil ki main nazuk-mizaji
khuda bakhshe nihayat tund-khu tha
main kaifiyyat kahun kya bazm-e-mai ki
ki miina haath men ankhon men tu tha
ghash aaya us ne tauli tegh jab jab
ajab halka hamara bhi lahu tha
bahut dhunda kahin paaya na ham ne
bata de ye ki kis goshe men tu tha
bacha qatil ka daman lillahil-hamd
bahut khaula hua apna lahu tha
udu the saqiya sab mai-kade men
yahi ik aas thi palle pe tu tha
libas-e-kuhna jab tha apna sad-chak
to phir bekar paivand o rafu tha
ghazab men aa ke tujh ko todta shaikh
natija bahas ka kya ai subu tha
tiri tasvir the ham bhi kisi vaqt
yahi naqsha hamara hu-ba-hu tha
nazar men hech tha kaunain saaqi
labalab jaam tha ham the subu tha
saza laghzish ki paate bazm men ham
khuda ko khair karna tha ki tu tha
ham apne hosh men baaqi the har tarah
magar jab tu hamare ru-ba-ru tha
tujhi se munh phula lete ajab kya
saba ghunchon ka bhi akhir numu tha
chale ham baagh se ai ‘shad’ kis vaqt
bahar aane ko thi gul ka numu tha
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