naqsh yaan jis ke miyan haath laga paise ka
us ne tayyar har ik thath kiya paise ka
ghar bhi pakiza imarat se bana paise ka
khana aram se khane ko mila paise ka
kapda tan ka bhi mila zeb-faza paise ka
jab hua paise ka ai dosto aa kar sanjog
ishraten paas huiin duur hue man ke rog
khaae jab mal-pue duudh dahi mohan-bhog
dil ko anand hue bhaag gae rog aur dhog
aisi khubi hai jahan aana hua paise ka
saath ik dost ke ik din jo main gulshan men gaya
vaan ke sarv-o-suman-o-lala-o-gul ko dekha
puchha us se ki ye hai baagh batao kis ka
us ne tab gul ki tarah hans diya aur mujh se kaha
mehrban mujh se ye tum puchha ho kya paise ka
ye to kya aur jo hain is se bade bagh-o-chaman
hain khile kiyariyon men nargis-o-nasrin-o-suman
hauz favvare hain banglon men bhi parde chalvan
ja-ba-ja qumri-o-bulbul ki sada shor-afgan
vaan bhi dekha to faqat gul hai khila paise ka
vaan koi aaya liye ek murassa pinjda
laal dastar-o-dupatta bhi hara jun-tota
is men ik baithi vo maina ki ho bulbul bhi fida
main ne puchha ye tumhara hai raha vo chupka
nikli minqar se maina ke sada paise ka
vaan se nikla to makan ik nazar aaya aisa
dar-o-divar se chamke tha pada ab-e-tala
siim chune ki jagah us ki tha inton men laga
vah-va kar ke kaha main ne ye hoga kis ka
aql ne jab mujhe chupke se kaha paise ka
rutha ashiq se jo mashuq koi hat ka bhara
aur vo minnat se kisi taur nahin hai manta
khubiyan paise ki ai yaaro kahun main kya kya
dil agar sang se bhi us ka ziyada tha kada
mom-sa ho gaya jab naam suna paise ka
jis ghadi hoti hai ai dosto paise ki numud
har tarah hoti hai khush-vaqti-o-khubi bahbud
khush-dili tazgi aur khurmi karti hai durud
jo khushi chahiye hoti hai vahin aa maujud
dekha yaaro to ye hai aish-o-maza paise ka
paise vaale ne agar baith ke logon men kaha
jaisa chahun to makan vaisa hi dalun banva
harf-e-takrar kisi ki jo zaban par aaya
us ne banva ke diya jaldi se vaisa hi dikha
us ka ye kaam hai ai dosto ya paise ka
naach aur raag ki bhi khub-si tayyari hai
husn hai naaz hai khubi hai tarah-dari hai
rabt hai pyaar hai aur dosti hai yaari hai
ghaur se dekha to sab aish ki bisyari hai
ruup jis vaqt hua jalva-numa paise ka
daam men daam ke yaaro jo mira dil hai asiir
is liye hoti hai ye meri zaban se taqrir
ji men khush rahta hai aur dil bhi bahut aish-pazir
jis qadar ho saka main ne kiya tahrir ‘nazir’
vasf aage main likhun ta-ba-kuja paise ka
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