nadamat hai bana kar is chaman men ashiyan mujh ko
mila hamdam yahan koi na koi ham-zaban mujh ko
dikha.e ja ravani tausan-e-umr-e-ravan mujh ko
hilal-e-barq se rakh ham-rikab-o-ham-inan mujh ko
banaya na-tavani ne sulaiman-e-zaman mujh ko
uḌa kar le chale mauj-e-nasim-e-bostan mujh ko
dam-e-sub.h-e-azal se main nava-sanjon men huun tere
bataya bulbul-e-sidra ne andaz-e-fughan mujh ko
miri baton men kya ma.alum kab so.e vo kab jaage
sire se is liye kahni paḌi phir dastan mujh ko
baha kar qafila se duur jism-e-zar ko phenka
ki mauj-e-sail thi bang-e-dara-e-karvan mujh ko
ye dil ki be-qarari ḳhaak ho kar bhi na ja.egi
sunati hai lab-e-sahil se ye reg-e-ravan mujh ko
uḌaa.i ḳhaak jis sahra men tere vaste main ne
thaka-manda mila in manzilon men asman mujh ko
tasavvur sham.a ka jis ko jila de huun vo parvana
lag uTThi aag dil men jab nazar aaya dhuan mujh ko
vo jis aalam men ja pahuncha vahan main kis tarah ja.un
hua dil aap se bahar pinha kar beḌiyan mujh ko
ghubar-e-rah se ai ‘nazm’ ye avaz aati hai
ga.i ai umr-e-rafta tu kidhar phenka kahan mujh ko
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