mohabbat jaag utthi rag rag men armanon ko niind aai
haqiqat ne naqab ulti to afsanon ko niind aai
chhalakti hi rahi mai daur chalta hi raha lekin
ruki gardish un ankhon ki to paimanon ko niind aai
bichhe the phuul bhi har mod par fasl-e-baharan men
magar i to kanton par hi divanon ko niind aai
sar-e-mahfil raha ik ratjage ka sa saman shab bhar
palak jhapki na sham.on ki na parvanon ko niind aai
tajalli thi na tabani tasavvur tha na partav tha
tire jaate hi saare aina-khanon ko niind aai
mohabbat thi farozan dard ka ehsas tha jab tak
hui insaniyat rukhsat to insanon ko niind aai
shab hijran ka sannata hai taari band hain ankhen
ye maut i ki tere sokhta-janon ko niind aai
musalsal ishq men aalam raha shab-zinda-dari ka
sar-e-maqtal pahunch kar tere divanon ko niind aai
ghani hai kis qadar chhanv ‘ziya’ kufr-e-mohabbat ki
magar is chhanv men kitne hi imanon ko niind aai
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