hairan si hai bhachak rahi hai
nargis kis gul ko tak rahi hai
aa.i hai bahar ghunche chaTke
kya phulon ki bu mahak rahi hai
mai-ḳhane pe menh baras raha hai
bijli kaisi chamak rahi hai
baaqi hai asar abhi junun ka
sauda to gaya hai jhak rahi hai
puchho na jalan ka dil ke ahval
ik aag paḌi dahak rahi hai
nargis ko to aankh uTha ke dekho
kis yaas se tum ko tak rahi hai
laila majnun ka raTti hai naam
divani hui hai bak rahi hai
paigham-e-bahar aan pahuncha
bulbul kya kya chahak rahi hai
mizhgan ka jo dil men hai tasavvur
ik phans paḌi khaTak rahi hai
ho ja.ega raam rafta rafta
vahshat to miTi jhijak rahi hai
baaqi jo ye jan-e-na-tavan hai
kya zindon men hai sisak rahi hai
aane ki tire hi muntazir hai
o maut kahan tu thak rahi hai
kya shoḳh hai vo sunahri rangat
kandan ki tarah damak rahi hai
ru-e-rangin araq-fishan hai
shabnam gul se Tapak rahi hai
ham ‘rind’ hain bazm apni kis raat
be-jam-e-mai o gazak rahi hai
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