Saleem Betab
har bulbul-e-mushtaq tah-e-dam hai ab bhi
phulon ki talab ba.is-e-alam hai ab bhi
ik umr se go rasm-e-junun chhoḌ chuka hai
divana tire shahr men badnam hai ab bhi
kahne ko to har samt baharon ka saman hai
dil apna to afsurda sar-e-sham hai ab bhi
muddat se kiye baiThe hain go tark-e-mohabbat
haan ba.is-e-taskin vahi naam hai ab bhi
kis aankh se nazzara karen lala-o-gul ka
taqdis-e-nazar ba.is-e-ilzam hai ab bhi
kuchh tujh ko ḳhabar hai bhi use bhulne vaale
‘betab’ ke honTon pe tira naam hai ab bhi
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