maut apni jaan ai dil gardish-e-aflak ko
dubne ka khauf hai girdab men tairak ko
khud khajil ho jis ko raushan-dil se ho nahaq ghubar
munh pe padti hai jo munh par phenkte hain khaak ko
mar gae par bhi tah-o-bala raha apna ghubar
shisha-e-saat men rakhte hain hamari khaak ko
basta-e-fitrak hote hain hazaron bulbulen
jaan kar bab-e-gulistan halqa-e-fitrak ko
kya ajab gar ustukhvan raushan hon dagh-e-ishq se
ik sharar shola banata hai khas-o-khashak ko
khuub sa ji khol kar avara kar ai ishq-e-yar
khauf-e-rusvai nahin aslan dil-e-bebak ko
hijr men piita huun khun-e-dil mai-e-gulgun ki rang
daur-e-saghar janta huun gardish-e-aflak ko
kya nahin tazir milti hai gunah-e-ishq ki
atish-e-furqat jahannam hai dil-e-ghamnak ko
kijiye naale ba-rang-e-bulbul ai dil gar kabhi
tukde tukde misl-e-gul kar le teri poshak ko
raund daala hai zamin-e-sher se ta-charkh-e-fikr
rok le ‘arsh’ ab inan-e-tausan-e-chalak ko
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