irfan hai ye ishq ke soz-o-gudaz ka
parda uTha raha hai koi imtiyaz ka
taron se puchhiye miri ankhon ko dekhiye
duniya ko kya pata shab-e-hijr-e-daraz ka
jaane se qabl tuur pe muusa ye dekhte
kya zarf hai havas tajalli-navaz ka
sab surḳhiyan hain ḳhun-e-vafa si likhi hui
qissa hai dil-gudaz shahid-e-niyaz ka
sar be-ḳhudi men aap ke qadmon pe jhuk gaya
aaya tha kuchh ḳhayal sa dil men namaz ka
ankhen jhuka nazar na mila dil pe tiir kha
pahla sabaq hai ishq ke raz-o-niyaz ka
mahfil men dekhte hain vo tasvir ki tarah
markaz hai har nafas nigah-e-imtiyaz ka
dekha phir us ne qalb ki phir harkaten baḌhin
zaḳhma bani hai phir nigah-e-naz saaz ka
zarf azma.e sozish-e-sad-barq-e-tur se
liije na imtihan dil-e-be-niyaz ka
‘talib’ agar nazar na ho pamal-e-ḳhvahishat
har lam.a barq-e-tur hai husn-e-majaz ka
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