mile be-nishan ke nishan kaise kaise

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mile be-nishan ke nishan kaise kaise

bane la-makan ke makan kaise kaise

hue ḳhaak daur-e-jahan kaise kaise

hue hadse hain yahan kaise kaise

sune vasl men ham bayan kaise kaise

bahane kiye vo ayaan kaise kaise

qalaq hijr ke hain yahan kaise kaise

guman karte hain vo vahan kaise kaise

hai kis ka dahan vasf-e-lab men tumhare

suḳhnavar hue be-zaban kaise kaise

na shirin hi hai aur na laila hai afsos

jahan se ga.e qadr-dan kaise kaise

ka.i khate hain gham ka.i hain bala-nosh

hain is ḳhvan par mehman kaise kaise

gul-e-dagh-e-dil aah se kyuun na murjha.e

ujaḌe chaman ye ḳhizan kaise kaise

nasibon se ghar baiThe aa.e ho ai jaan

koi manta huun main haan kaise kaise

ye charḳh-e-kuhan aah chun-chun ke maara

tah-e-ḳhak hain naujavan kaise kaise

qayamat ke mazmun hain lahrate dil men

sadaf men hain bahr-e-ravan kaise kaise

miri ham-safiri bhi hai khapr teḌhi

hain ghup-chup hi shirin-bayan kaise kaise

mah-o-lala-o-sham.a ke daagh dekho

jale ishq se dud-man kaise kaise

hai kyuun vasf-e-yusuf ke jo karvan ka

jahan se ga.e karvan kaise kaise

ilahi ye kya gardish-e-asman hai

jalane lage mehrban kaise kaise

tasavvur se bhi dekhiye kyuun kamar ko

hijab aate hain darmiyan kaise kaise

har ik shaam chalte hain tir-e-nigah yaan

nikalte hain abru-kaman kaise kaise

chhua tha ki ik ghaat angiye ko un ke

hain tufan uThe al-aman kaise kaise

main qurban ḳhuda.i ke vo but jo puchhe

hain arman dil men nihan kaise kaise

karun mai se tauba main astaghfirullah

liye ahd-o-paiman mughan kaise kaise

amini hai jibril par garche qasid

hamen ho rahe hain guman kaise kaise

‘nasim’ un ki baḳhshish bhi la-intiha hai

hue jurm ham se ayaan kaise kaise