ishq ki koi agar siikh le gar mujh se tamiz
din-duniya men hua apne parayon ko aziiz
ya ho shagird mira ya mujhe talmiz kare
varna is kucha-e-ushshaq se kar jaave gurez
maktab-e-ishq se na-ḳhvanda uTha jo mahrum
dono aalam men vo kuchh chiiz nahin hai nachiz
mard kyunkar kahun be-ishq jo hove koi
firqa ushshaq men us ke ta.iin kahte hain kaniz
main ne ustad-e-azal se yahi sikha tha sabaq
‘afridi’ na kabhi yaar ki chhoḌun dahliz
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