phuli hai shafaq go ki abhi shaam nahin hai
hai dil men vo gham jis ka koi naam nahin hai
kis ko nahin kotahi-e-qismat ki shikayat
kis ko gila-e-gardish-e-ayyam nahin hai
aflak ke saae tale aisa bhi hai koi
jo said-e-zabun maya-e-alam nahin hai
chhilkon ke hain ambar magar maghz nadarat
duniya men musalman to hain islam nahin hai
iman nahin momin ka mukafat-e-amal par
ummid-e-karam kya tama-e-kham nahin hai
masjid ho kharabat ho ya ku-e-butan ho
is qalb-e-tapan ko kahin aram nahin hai
ai mah-visho lala-rukho vasl ki ham ko
khvahish to hai be-shak magar ibram nahin hai
kaifi hain mai-e-nab-e-khum-e-mehr-shuda ke
ham ko talab-e-durd-e-tah-e-jam nahin hai
lafzon ke dar-o-bast pe har-chand ho qadir
shaer nahin jo sahab-e-ilham nahin hai
har baat hai ‘khalid’ men pasandida o matbu
ik pairvi-e-rasm-o-rah-e-am nahin hai
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