is mahina bhar kahan tha saqiya achchhi tarah
aa idhar aa iid to mil len zara achchhi tarah
ungliyan kanon men rakh kar ai musafir sun zara
aa rahi hai saaf avaz-e-dara achchhi tarah
chashm-e-musa la saki ik us ke jalve ki na taab
chashm-e-dil se jis ko dekha bar-ha achchhi tarah
fasla aisa nahin kuchh arsh ki zanjir se
kya kahun baḌhta nahin dast-e-dua achchhi tarah
ahl-e-surat ko nahin hai achchhi sirat se gharaz
achchhi surat chahiye achchhi ada achchhi tarah
shahidan-e-lala-o-gul ki ḳhabar laa.i hai kuchh
saal bhar ke ba.ad aa.i ai saba achchhi tarah
siikh legi bal ki lena ta-kamar aane to do
bal abhi karti nahin zulf-e-dota achchhi tarah
shisha-o-jam-o-subu bhar le mai-e-gul-rang se
aaj saaqi ghir ke aa.i hai ghaTa achchhi tarah
lete hain ahl-e-junun kya kya tasavvur ke maze
aankh se pariyon ko dekha bar-ha achchhi tarah
de rahi hai us ki ḳhamoshi sada-e-dur-bash
ye nahin kahta ki ‘nazm’-e-mubtala achchhi tarah
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