kal vasl men bhi niind na aai tamam shab
ek ek baat par thi ladai tamam shab
ye bhi hai zulm to ki use vasl men raha
zikr-e-tulu-e-subh-e-judai tamam shab
kis be-adab ko arz-e-havas har nigah men thi
aankh us ne bazm men na uthai tamam shab
yaan iltimas-e-shauq vahan ehtiraz-e-naz
mushkil hui thi ohda-barai tamam shab
kya sar pe kohkan ke hui be-sutun se aaj
‘mamnun’ sada-e-tesha na aai tamam shab
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