hudud-e-akl-o-sharb ka saval hi nahin raha
dilon men ḳhauf-e-rabb-e-zul-jalal hi nahin raha
ma.al-e-arz-e-hal ka malal hi nahin raha
vo bazm-e-ghair thi mujhe ḳhayal hi nahin raha
jabhi to baghban ki guftugu men jhol dekhte
kabhi kisi tarah ka ehtimal hi nahin raha
ye vasvase ki baat apne munh se mat nikaliye
koi sharik-e-hal-e-pur-malal hi nahin raha
jalal ko bhi vaqt ne samo diya hai sher men
ghazal ka matmah-e-nazar jamal hi nahin raha
tasalliyon ke zail men dila rahe ho yaad kyuun
tabahiyon ka jab mujhe ḳhayal hi nahin raha
mire bayan-e-hal-e-dard-e-dil men chara-kar ne
vo rang bhar diya ki mera haal hi nahin raha
jahan shabab-o-shaghl-e-mai ne kho diye the hosh tak
main bin-piye uTha to kuchh kamal hi nahin raha
ḳhuda-e-kar-saz ke karam se ‘shad’-arfi
kabhi mujhe saliqa-e-saval hi nahin raha
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