nikhat-e-zulf se nindon ko basa de aa kar
meri jaagi hui raton ko sula de aa kar
fikr-e-farda o gham-e-dosh bhula de aa kar
phir usi naaz se divana bana de aa kar
ishq ko naghma-e-ummid suna de aa kar
dil ki soi hui qismat ko jaga de aa kar
kis qadar tiira o tarik hai duniya-e-hayat
jalva-e-husn se ik shama jala de aa kar
ishq ki chandni raten mujhe yaad aati hain
umr-e-rafta ko miri mujh se mila de aa kar
zindagi ban ke mire dil men sama ja salma
maut ik parda hai ye parda utha de aa kar
aag si dil men laga jaata hai tera har khat
aa mire khirman-e-hasti ko jala de aa kar
teri furqat men mire sher hain kitne ghamgin
muskurati hui nazron se hansa de aa kar
phir vahi ham hon vahi din hon vahi raten hon
ahd-e-rafta ko phir aina dikha de aa kar
shauq-e-nadida men lazzat hai magar naaz nahin
aa mire ishq ko maghrur bana de aa kar
shab-e-furqat pe miri hanste hain ai khanda-e-nur
mere qadmon pe sitaron ko gira de aa kar
tishna-e-husn huun ai saqi-mai-khana-e-husn
apne honton se phir ik jaam pila de aa kar
kab talak raunaq-e-sham-e-avadh ai mah-e-ravan
sham-e-lahore ko bhi subh bana de aa kar
ho chuki sair-e-baharan-kada-e-qaisar-bagh
bagh-e-lawrence men bhi phuul khila de aa kar
gomti dekh chuki jalva-e-ariz ki bahar
sath-e-ravi ko bhi aina bana de aa kar
tera ruman naya khvab hai ‘akhtar’ ke liye
aa aur is khvab ki tabir bata de aa kar
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