kashish-e-husn ki ye anjuman-arai hai
saari duniya tire kuche men simaT aai hai
dard ne khoe hue dil ki jagah paai hai
ik bala sar se gai ek bala aai hai
jaan nisaron ko sahara jo na jiine ka mila
ku-e-qatil men qaza khinch ke le aai hai
main chhupata huun gham-e-ishq to banta nahin kaam
aur kahta huun to goya miri rusvai hai
jigar o dil men tarazu na ho kyuun navak-e-naz
is ko donon se barabar ki shanasai hai
dil ye kahta hai vahan ja ke sambhal ja.unga
main ye kahta huun ki bad-baḳht ki maut aai hai
ban ke naseh vo ye kahte hain mohabbat na karo
mujh ko marne nahin dete ye masihai hai
sab jise dagh-e-dil o zaḳhm-e-jigar kahte hain
vo mire naḳhun-e-gham ki chaman-arai hai
kya hai duniya men numud aur numaish ke siva
zindagi ham ko tamashe ke liye laai hai
ishq rusva-kun-e-alam vo hai ‘ahsan’ jis se
nek-namon ki bhi bad-nami o rusvai hai
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