maza visal ka kya gar firaq-e-yar na ho
nahin hai nashe ki kuchh qadr agar khumar na ho
na roe ta koi ashiq ye hukm hai us ka
ki shama bhi miri mahfil men ashk-bar na ho
jo hichki aai to khush main hua ki maut aai
kisi ko yaar ka itna bhi intizar na ho
zaqan hai seb to unnab hai lab-e-shirin
nahin hai sarv vo khush-qad jo meva-dar na ho
vo huun main morid-e-nafrat ki darkinar hai yaar
pae fishar kabhi gor ham-kanar na ho
na aae kunj-e-lahad men bhi mujh ko khvab-e-adam
agar sirhane koi khisht-e-ku-e-yar na ho
ba-rang-e-husn-e-butan hai dil-e-shagufta mira
jo is chaman men khizan ho to phir bahar na ho
gai hai kaisi zamane se rasm-e-sar-garmi
ajab nahin hai jo patthar men bhi sharar na ho
na hansne se kabhi hamraz posh vaqif hon
ba-rang-e-ghuncha jigar jab talak figar na ho
tiri mizha ki jo tashbih us se tark karen
kisi ke tiir se koi kabhi figar na ho
dam-e-akhir to kar len nazara ji bhar ke
ilahi khanjar-e-saffak ab-dar na ho
yahi hai qulzum-e-gham men miri dua yarab
qayam is men koi bhi habab-dar na ho
vo subh sina-e-sad-chak men hai dagh-e-junun
ki jis se dida-e-khurshed bhi do-char na ho
havas uruuj ki le jaaen gar ye duniya se
kabhi buland hava se koi ghubar na ho
kamal-e-surat-e-be-dard se tanaffur hai
na dekhen ham kabhi us gul ko jis men khaar na ho
hazaron gor ki raten hain katni ‘nasikh’
abhi to roz-e-siyah men tu be-qarar na ho
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