jhuum ke saghar kaun uTha.e kis ko paḌi maiḳhane ki
saaqi ko bhi hosh nahin hai qismat hai paimane ki
gulshan gulshan yuun phirti hai chak-gareban phuul ki ḳhushbu
jaise saba ne phaila di ho baat kisi divane ki
divane-pan ki ghaTi men aql ka suraj Duub chala
shahr-e-taḳhayyul par chha.i hai shaam kisi virane ki
saare sahare chhuT chale hain sub.h ka taara Duub chala
phir bhi tamanna soch rahi hai baat kisi ke aane ki
zinda rah kar hi pahunchega pyaar ka naghma galiyon galiyon
baat adhuri rah jaati hai jal-bhun kar parvane ki
bedardon ke daur men hai ‘jumbish’ ḳhun-e-tamanna hone do
koi na koi aansu surḳhi de dega afsane ki
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