jab chala vo mujh ko bismil khuun men ghaltan chhod kar
kya hi pachhtata tha main qatil ka daman chhod kar
main vo majnun huun jo niklun kunj-e-zindan chhod kar
seb-e-jannat tak na khaun sang-e-tiflan chhod kar
piive mera hi lahu maani jo lab us shokh ke
khinche to shangarf se khun-e-shahidan chhod kar
main huun vo gumnam jab daftar men naam aaya mira
rah gaya bas munshi-e-qudart jagah vaan chhod kar
saya-e-sarv-e-chaman tujh bin darata hai mujhe
saanp sa paani men ai sarv-khiraman chhod kar
ho gaya tifli hi se dil men tarazu tir-e-ishq
bhage hain maktab se ham auraq-e-mizan chhod kar
ahl-e-jauhar ko vatan men rahne deta gar falak
laal kyuun is rang se aata badakhshan chhod kar
shauq hai us ko bhi tarz-e-nala-e-ushshaq se
dam-ba-dam chhede hai munh se dud-e-qulyan chhod kar
dil to lagte hi lage ga huryan-e-adn se
bagh-e-hasti se chala huun haae pariyan chhod kar
ghar se bhi vaqif nahin us ke ki jis ke vaste
baithe hain ghar-bar ham sab khana-viran chhod kar
vasl men gar hove mujh ko ruyat-e-mah-e-rajab
ru-e-janan hi ko dekhun main to quran chhod kar
in dinon garche dakan men hai badi qadr-e-sukhan
kaun jaae ‘zauq’ par dilli ki galiyan chhod kar
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