jo nuur dekhta huun main jam-e-sharab men
vo aftab men hai na vo mahtab men
is tarah azm-e-zohd hai ahd-e-shabab men
chalne ka jaise qasd kare koi ḳhvab men
meri nazar se chhup ke rahen vo hijab men
mere nadim kya mah-o-anjum hain ḳhvab men
mujh ko suna.e jaate hain afsane ḳhuld ke
Duuba hua huun masti-e-sher-o-sharab men
aḳhir tilism-e-ghuncha-o-gul TuuT kar raha
meri nazar se chhup na sake vo hijab men
insan kha raha hai fareb-e-hayat kyuun
kashti kabhi ravan bhi hui hai sarab men
begana-e-nazar the hamin is ka kya ilaaj
shamil hain rahmaten bhi kisi ke itaab men
har manzar-e-jamil pe go ruk ga.i nazar
Thahre magar tumhin nigah-e-intiḳhab men
mera har ik nafas hai payam-e-raza-e-dost
zahid phansa hua hai azab-o-savab men
har manzar-e-jamil ko Thukra ke ai ‘ra.is’
ḳhud samne hon apni nazar ke javab men
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