raat ki bhigi palkon par jab ashk hamare hanste hain
sannaTon ke saanp dilon ki tanha.i ko Daste hain
kal tak mai-ḳhane men jin ke naam ka sikka chalta tha
qatra qatra mai ki ḳhatir aaj vo log taraste hain
ai mere majruh tabassum rup-nagar ki riit na puchh
jin ke sinon men patthar hain un par phuul baraste hain
shahr-e-havas ke sauda.i ḳhud jin ki ruhen nangi hain
mere tan ki uryani par avaze kyuun kaste hain
chhin sakega kaun saba se lams hamari sanson ka
ham phulon ki ḳhushbu ban kar gulzaron men baste hain
ashkon ki qimat kya janen pyaar ke jhuTe saudagar
in sayyal naginon se to hiire moti saste hain
kaun aa.ega nange pairon sham.a jala kar shaam Dhale
‘prem’ mohabbat ki manzil ke baḌe bhayanak raste hain
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