jaan di kis ke liye ham ye bata.en kis ko
kaun kya bhuul gaya yaad dila.en kis ko
jurm ki tarah mohabbat ko chhupa rakkha hai
ham gunahgar nahin hain ye bata.en kis ko
ruuTh jaate to manana koi dushvar na tha
vo ta.alluq hi na rakkhen to mana.en kis ko
kaun deta hai yahan ḳhvab-e-junun ki ta.abir
ḳhvab ham apne suna.en to suna.en kis ko
koi pursan-e-vafa hai na pashiman-e-jafa
zaḳhm ham apne dikha.en to dikha.en kis ko
chak-e-dil chak-e-gareban to nahin ham-nafaso
ham ye tasvir sar-e-bazm dikha.en kis ko
kaun is shahar men sunta hai fughan-e-durvesh
apni ashufta-bayani se rula.en kis ko
ho gaya ḳhaak rah-e-ku-e-malamat ‘aḳhtar’
raah par laa.en jo ahbab to laa.en kis ko
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