
Imam Bakhsh Nasikh
karti hai mujhe qatl mire yaar ki raftar
talvar ki talvar hai raftar ki raftar
kaj aisi na thi aage mire yaar ki raftar
sikha hai magar charkh-e-sitam-gar ki raftar
sar girte hain kat kat ke vo rakhta hai jahan paanv
sikhi hai magar yaar ne talvar ki raftar
gardish hai tiri nargis-e-bimar ko din-rat
dekhi nahin aisi kisi bimar ki raftar
talti nahin zulfon ke tasavvur ki tarah se
hai turfa judai ki shab-e-tar ki raftar
laghzish na ho kyuun kar rah-e-din men mujhe zahid
yaad aa gai us kafir-e-mai-khvar ki raftar
zalim tire kuche se qadam uth nahin sakta
kyuun kar na chalun saya-e-divar ki raftar
kya maar ko nisbat tire gesu ke chalan se
hai saya-e-gesu men sanam maar ki raftar
moti evaz-e-naqsh-e-qadam girte hain ‘nasikh’
aisi hai miri kilk-e-guhar-bar ki raftar

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