ruuh men tazgi nahin qalb men raushni nahin
teri qasam tire baghair zindagi zindagi nahin
tazkira-e-ḳhuda nahin silsila-e-ḳhudi nahin
ab main vahan huun jis jagah mere siva koi nahin
sajda-e-dost ke liye chahiye jazb-e-be-ḳhudi
bandagi aur ba-qaid-e-hosh kufr hai bandagi nahin
sust qadam the mehr-o-mah rah ga.e misl-e-gard-e-rah
manzil-e-ishq men mira ham-safar ab koi nahin
zauq-e-talab hai hasil-e-husn-e-tamam-e-ka.enat
talib-e-did bhi to ho javon ki kuchh kami nahin
naghma-e-dil pe jhumna pa-e-sanam ko chumna
zahid-e-ḳhushk-tar abhi vaqif-e-bandagi nahin
‘arzu’ dil ke saath saath hosh-o-ḳhirad bhi phunk de
ishq men arzu-e-ishq shan-e-qalandari nahin
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