qurb nas nas men aag bharta hai
vasl se iztirab badhta hai
main faqat ek khvab tha tera
khvab ko kaun yaad rakhta hai
aaj ki shab shab-e-qayamat hai
dil mira be-tarah dhadakta hai
faqr kya hai ba-dost pevastan
gham ka irfan hai agahi kya hai
main milata huun sher-o-atish ko
fan mujhe kimiya ka aata hai
tosha-e-rah-e-ishq hai andoh
gham dilon ko qarib laata hai
sher-e-taza hai tohfa-e-shaer
mushk-e-nafa hiran ne ugla hai
qillat-e-kulfat-o-takalluf men
rahat-e-qalb-e-na-shakeba hai
aish-e-na-paedar par nazan
aadmi kitna bhola-bhala hai
jaan ka sarfa ho to ho lekin
sarf karne se ilm badhta hai
kise pas-e-maratib-e-alfaz
hashr-e-maani se qatl barpa hai
pa ke ghafil kahin na das le tumhen
daro us se jo tum se darta hai
maqsad isbat-e-zat hai us se
kya gale ka sabab bhi hota hai
sachche takhliq-kar ki manind
unghta hai khuda na sota hai
ab-o-rang-e-hayat hai us se
aarzu jagton ka sapna hai
mere maula-karim ne mujh ko
ghair-matbua zehn bakhsha hai
yuun lage jaise parda-e-simin
aankh kya ruuh ka daricha hai
kis ne dekha hai parda-e-zulmat
dil ke bhedon ko kis ne paaya hai
kaun mar kar dobara zinda hua
kaun mulk-e-fana se lauta hai
kar ke yaksar mujhe nazar-andaz
kis se dil ham-kalam rahta hai
bavajud-e-fishar-e-shab hama-shab
husn har sub.h taaza hota hai
har bun-e-mu bana hai parda-e-saz
dil ke taron ko kis ne chheda hai
baat abdul-aziz-‘khalid’ ki
dastan-e-amir-hamza hai
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