husn-e-asnam ba-har-lamha fuzun hai ki nahin
ye mire zauq-e-tamasha ka fusun hai ki nahin
kuchh to irshad ho ai tamkinat-e-an-e-jamal
ishq sha.ista-e-tahzib-e-junun hai ki nahin
ye jahan-e-mai-o-mina-o-subu ai vaa.iz
partav-e-nargis-e-mastana hai kyuun hai ki nahin
shola-e-sham.a se ḳhakistar-e-parvana tak
ek hi silsila-e-soz-e-darun hai ki nahin
halqa-e-bad-e-saba tazkira-e-zulf-e-sanam
is men kuchh sha.eba-e-zauq-e-junun hai ki nahin
baste jaate hain nagar dil hain tabah o viran
agahi dushman-e-duniya-e-sukun hai ki nahin
ham vo hain aaj ‘ravish’-e-sahib-e-divan-e-ghazal
ye sab us chashm-e-suḳhan-go ka fusun hai ki nahin
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