ishq ki raah men jo dar-o-rasan hai kyuun hai
sar kaTane ki har ik dil men lagan hai kyuun hai
jis ki ḳhushbu se mo.attar hain vafa ki rahen
mere siine men vo zaḳhmon ka chaman hai kyuun hai
jis men likkhi hai tavariḳh ka.i sadiyon ki
vaqt ke sar pe paḌi aisi shikan hai kyuun hai
kya use ishq se mahrum rakha qudrat ne
shams ke siine men jo itni jalan hai kyuun hai
mujh pe bandish ye ki us par main ghazal bhi na kahun
gul-badan hai vo agar ghuncha-dahan hai kyuun hai
mujh se puchho na sabab main na bata pa.unga
us se milne ka agar mera ye man hai kyuun hai
us ko ma.alum hain duniya ki misalen lekin
ishq ke sahra men jo dil ka hiran hai kyuun hai
kitna maghrur tha vus.at pe jo apni lekin
mere ik naqsh-e-qadam par vo gagan hai kyuun hai
jis ke paḌne se ‘nadim’ apna badan khil jaa.e
ishq ki lau men bhala aisi kiran hai kyuun hai
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