lahu men rang-e-sukhan us ka bhar ke dekhte hain
charagh baam se jis ko utar ke dekhte hain
mulaemat hai ghazal ki si us ki baton men
ye baat hai to chalo baat karke dekhte hain
sahifa-e-lab-o-rukhsar-o-pairahan us ka
tilavaton men hain patte shajar ke dekhte hain
bala ke naame hain do sipyai ankhon men
gurez-o-gardish-o-ghamze nazar ke dekhte hain
balaen lete hue husn-e-be-nihayat ki
tiri taraf tire ushshaq dar ke dekhte hain
charaghte hain kisi nazm ke ghane abru
kisi ghazal ki judai men mar ke dekhte hain
thahar gaya ho na avaz-e-pa tiri sun kar
so dil pe raasha-zada haath dhar ke dekhte hain
karakhtagi hai na khud-raftagi na fahmaish
mizaj badle hue ham safar ke dekhte hain
ruke hue hain bahut log dekhne ke liye
so ham bhi shoabde us khvab-gar ke dekhte hain
bhari hai ranj ki barish se umr ki karez
ham ek kone men baithe hain ghir ke dekhte hain
ab uth bhi jaae koi khvab-gah-e-girya se
vo pau phati vo manare sahar ke dekhte hain
ye simyai badan khvab-e-nim-shab to nahin
so khal-o-khad ki tamazat ko dar ke dekhte hain
ai tere sabza-e-rukhsar ki dil-avezi
navah-e-chashm se aansu guzar ke dekhte hain
kati hai umr ghazal-zad-gan ki sohbat men
unhi ke kuche men akhir bikhar ke dekhte hain
mashaqqati hain tire kakh-o-ku-e-hijr ke ham
sharab-e-hijr pyale men bhar ke dekhte hain
jhukae kandhon ko ushshaq pa-ba-gil ki tarah
nidhal pyaas se ham log thar ke dekhte hain
bala ka qaht hai sailab hai taattul hai
koi vatan hai manazir ghadar ke dekhte hain
ho izn sang-e-lahad ke tavaf ka ‘amir’
tuyur udte hue kashghar ke dekhte hain
chali hai tohmat-o-takzib ki hava ‘amir’
so shahr-e-khak-o-khabar men thahar ke dekhte hain
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