raat kitni raushan hai kuchh likha-paḌhi kar len aao phir ghazal kah len
chandni ke manzar men do ghaḌi zara dahken aao phir ghazal kah len
in andheri raton ke ḳhaufnak sayon se bach ke sub.h tak ji len
zahr dhuup ka chakh kar maut ko ziya baḳhshen aao phir ghazal kah len
vo ki ek chehra hai ya kitab ya dariya ya koi samundar hai
nim-baz ankhon men us ki jhank kar dekhen aao phir ghazal kah len
chandni ka ras piine duur tak nikal jaa.en bhuul jaa.en duniya ko
khurduri si saḌkon par der tak yunhi ghumen aao phir ghazal kah len
jan-nashin se dushman tak saare rishte naton ko phenk den samundar men
lahr lahr bedari ki hasin rida oḌhen aao phir ghazal kah len
dardnak chehron par muskurahaTen oḌhe ḳhud ko ja-ba-ja bechen
ham ‘tapish’ tumhen guzra vaqt maan kar sochen aao phir ghazal kah len
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