gham-e-mohabbat hai kar-farma dua se pahle asar se pahle
bata rahi hai ye dil ki dhaḌkan vo aa rahe hain ḳhabar se pahle
ye kis ke gesu se maang laa.i nasim nik.hat sahar se pahle
faza-e-gulshan udaas si thi shamim-e-ambar-asar se pahle
baja.e ḳhuun mai jhalak rahi hai hamari rag rag se ab to saaqi
bahut hi be-kaif zindagi thi ḳhumar-agin nazar se pahle
nazar nazar aks ru-e-janan nafas nafas be-ḳhudi ka aalam
hijab yuun darmiyan se uTTha nazar mili yuun nazar se pahle
ghurur viraniyon pe apni abas bayaban ko is qadar hai
rivaj paaya hai ye tariqa haqiqatan mere ghar se pahle
ye ahl-e-vahshat ka hausla hai ḳhizan pe qabza hai fasl-e-gul ka
vo baḌh ke sina-sipar hue hain guman-e-barq-o-sharar se pahle
nuqush-e-sajda pe aaj mere vo naqsh-e-pa sabt kar rahe hain
mire muqaddar ki yavari ka ye naqsh uTTha kidhar se pahle
kabhi tasavvur men aa.e bhi to ghaneri zulfon ko ruḳh pe Daale
hamari qismat men sham-e-gham thi numud-e-nur-e-sahar se pahle
jahan ki ranginiyon se ab tak ‘vaqar’ bilkul hi be-ḳhabar the
asir-e-jalva nazar thi apni shu.ur-e-zauq-e-nazar se pahle
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