mire dil men hai ki puchhun kabhi murshid-e-mughan se
ki mila jamal-e-saqi ko ye tantana kahan se
vo ye kah rahe hain ham ko tire haal ki khabar kya
tu utha saka nigahen na bata saka zaban se
jo unhen vafa ki sujhi to na ziist ne vafa ki
abhi aa ke vo na baithe ki ham uth gae jahan se
main adam ke lala-zaron men nava-gar-e-azal tha
mujhe khinch laai zalim tiri aarzu kahan se
miri sarnavisht men tha vahi dagh-e-na-muradi
jo mila miri jabin ko tire sang-e-astan se
bache bijliyon ki zad se vahi taeran-e-dana
jo kadak chamak se pahle nikal aae ashiyan se
ye hai majra-e-vahshat ki mila suragh-e-mahmil
na ghubar-e-karvan se na dara-e-karvan se
nahin kuchh samajh men aata ye ajiib majra hai
ki zamin ke rahne valon ko hidayat asman se
shab-e-gham jo aai ‘salik’ mite batni andhere
mira dil hua munavvar tab-o-tab-e-javedan se
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