mira dil dad-ḳhvah-e-zulm aslan ho nahin sakta
muravvat munh ko si deti hai shikva ho nahin sakta
chhupao aap ko jis rang ya jis bhes men chaho
magar chashm-e-haqiqat-bin se parda ho nahin sakta
tamasha-gah-e-hairat hai dayar-e-dil ki virani
ye sannaTa miyan-e-dasht-o-sahra ho nahin sakta
baḌha ek aur gham ifsha-e-raz-e-ishq se varna
na main khulta na vo kahte ki aisa ho nahin sakta
mire zulmat-kade men roz-e-raushan ka guzar kaisa
salamat hai shab-e-gham to ujala ho nahin sakta
dam-e-ahd-o-vafa Thahra na un ke samne koi
siva mere to main kis dil se kahta ho nahin sakta
kabhi kaj-tab.a ko dekha na sidhi raah par aate
jo hai dar-asl bad-batin vo achchha ho nahin sakta
na hon sang-e-dar-e-mai-ḳhana ahl-e-zohd ai ‘saqib’
ki main paband-e-rasm-o-rah-e-taqva ho nahin sakta
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