jin raton men niind uḌ jaati hai kya qahr ki raten hoti hain
darvazon se Takra jaate hain divaron se baten hoti hain
ashob-e-juda.i kya kahiye an-honi baten hoti hain
a.ankhon men andhera chhata hai jab ujali raten hoti hain
jab vo nahin hote pahlu men aur lambi raten hoti hain
yaad aa ke satati rahti hai aur dil se baten hoti hain
ghir ghir ke badal aate hain aur be-barse khul jaate hain
ummidon ki jhuTi duniya men sukhi barsaten hoti hain
ummid ka suraj Duuba hai a.ankhon men andhera chhaya hai
duniya-e-firaq men din kaisa raten hi raten hoti hain
tai karna hain jhagḌe jiine ke jis tarah bane kahte sunte
bahron se bhi paala paḌta hai gungon se bhi baten hoti hain
a.ankhon men kahan ras ki bunden kuchh hai to lahu ki laali hai
is badli hui rut men ab to ḳhunin barsaten hoti hain
qismat jaage to ham so.en qismat so.e to ham jagen
donon hi ko niind aa.e jis men kab aisi raten hoti hain
jo kaan laga kar sunte hain kya janen rumuz mohabbat ke
ab honT nahin hilne paate aur pahron baten hoti hain
jo naaz hai vo apnata hai jo ghamza hai vo lubhata hai
in rang-birangi pardon men ghaton par ghaten hoti hain
hansne men jo aansu aate hain nairang-e-jahan batlate hain
har roz janaze jaate hain har roz baraten hoti hain
jo kuchh bhi ḳhushi se hota hai ye dil ka bojh na ban jaa.e
paiman-e-vafa bhi rahne do sab jhuTi baten hoti hain
jab tak hai dilon men sachcha.i sab naz-o-niyaz vahin tak hain
jab ḳhud-gharzi aa jaati hai jul hote hain ghaten hoti hain
himmat kis ki hai jo puchhe ye ‘arzu’-e-sauda.i se
kyuun sahab aḳhir akele men ye kis se baten hoti hain
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