halqa halqa ghar bana lakht-e-dil-e-betab ka
zulf-e-janan men hai aalam subha-e-simab ka
sone men nazzara kar luun ru-e-alam-tab ka
khauf kya duzd-e-nigah ko hai shab-e-mahtab ka
khel bhi betab tha tifli men us betab ka
par udata tha hava par mahi-e-be-ab ka
ruk nahin sakta hai dariya dida-e-pur-ab ka
paat hai rumal mera daman-e-sailab ka
khvab men yaran-e-rafta se mulaqaten huiin
ham ne samjha khizr ghaflat ko rah-e-ahbab ka
kahte hain sab dekh kar betab mera uzv uzv
aadmi ab tak nahin dekha kahin simab ka
niind ki surat nahin dekha ba-juz dagh-e-jigar
parda meri aankh men shayad ki hai kam-khvab ka
lag gai aag atish-e-rukh se naqab-e-yar men
dekh lo jalta hai kona chadar-e-mahtab ka
majlis-e-be-shama vo hain sham-e-be-majlis huun main
gham mira ahbab ko hai mujh ko gham ahbab ka
hijr-e-janan ke alam men ham farishte ban gae
dhyan muddat se chhuta ab-o-taam-o-khvab ka
ahl-e-taslim-o-raza se sar-bulandon ki hai zeb
khushnuma zer-e-manar o qurb hai mehrab ka
jhuk ke ham ne bosa-e-abru ki jab mangi dua
halqa-e-aghosh par aalam hua mehrab ka
is qadar fariyad mahshar-khez ai bulbul na kar
dekhna takhta na ulte gulshan-e-shadab ka
mohr-e-dast-avez-e-gham hai har bashar ka dagh-e-gham
dil hai mahzar sohbat-e-gum-karda-e-ahbab ka
be-takalluf aa gaya vo mah dam-e-fikr-e-sukhan
rah gaya pas-e-adab se qafiya adab ka
parvarish taqdir karti hai mujhe bahr-e-qaza
zabh ko parvarda karna kaam hai qassab ka
nashsha-e-jurat ziyada ho gaya ai mai-kasho
saghar-e-mai ban gaya kaasa sar-e-sohrab ka
mu-e-atish-did saan bal khaae vo mu-e-kamar
main jo likkhun garm mazmun us tilai daab ka
ho gaya huun main naqab-e-ru-e-raushan par faqir
chahiye tah-band mujh ko chadar-e-mahtab ka
khal-o-khat se aib us ke ru-e-aqdas ko nahin
husn hai mushaf men hona nuqta-e-earab ka
dost dushman se ziyada tez rakhte hain chhuri
barhaman bhi pesha ab karne lage qassab ka
hont par angusht-e-rangin rakh ke vo kahne lage
shakh-e-marjan ne samar paida kiya unnab ka
laghari ke saath betabi yahi ai bahr-e-husn
khaar hai ye jism-e-laghar mahi-e-be-ab ka
teri furqat men jo aae bhuul kar ankhon men niind
marduman-e-chashm ne phir munh na dekha khvab ka
mere murgh-e-dil ki betabi udaai kis tarah
hausla aisa nahin hai tair-e-simab ka
khidmat-e-aqdas men chal kar ye ghazal padh ai ‘munir’
shohra sab ahl-e-sukhan men hai tire navvab ka
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