fitrat-e-dil ki mehrbani hai
main huun ya gham ki tarjumani hai
gham men bhi dil ko shadmani hai
un ki shafqat hai mehrbani hai
har ḳhushi jin pe main ne qurban ki
kyon unhen shauq-e-jan-sitani hai
jo bhi hai dastan-e-ahal-e-vafa
dard-o-alam ki kahani hai
ham kahan qabil-e-gham-e-dil the
ik sitamgar ki mehrbani hai
dil ka rona hai aur kuchh bhi nahin
haa.e kya chiiz ye javani hai
soz gham dard ranj hijr malal
dil pe kis kis ki mehrbani hai
kis qadar hai ajiib surat-e-hal
gham hai dil ko na shadmani hai
ḳhamushi men hai lutf-e-goya.i
ye bhi ik shan-e-be-zabani hai
ek mauhum si tamanna ki
dil ki duniya pe hukmarani hai
mujh se milte ho be-niyazana
ye bhi andaz-e-dil-sitani hai
daagh dil ka kahin na miT jaa.e
ye tumhari hi ik nishani hai
ai mohabbat ye kya kiya tu ne
bad-gumani hi bad-gumani hai
zindagi bhar fareb khaa.e hain
doston ki ye mehrbani hai
ham sar-e-rah luT ga.e yaksar
rahbaron ki ye mehrbani hai
ai ‘kanval’ intiha-e-shauq na puchh
rat-din shaghl-e-naghma-ḳhvani hai
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