Sufi
sikha saki na jo adab-e-mai vo ḳhu kya thi
jo ye na tha to phir is darja hav-hu kya thi
jo bar-e-dosh raha sar vo kab tha shorida
baha na jis se lahu vo rag-e-gulu kya thi
phir ek zaḳhm-e-kushada jo dil ko yaad aa jaae
vo lazzat-o-ḳhalish-e-sozan-o-rafu kya thi
jo izn-e-am na tha valiyan-e-mai-ḳhana
ye sab numaish-e-paimana-o-subu kya thi
agar nigah-e-jahan ke shumar men na the ham
to phir hamari ye shohrat bhi char-su kya thi
na ḳhun-e-shab tha na shab-ḳhun ye maan len lekin
shafaq tulu-e-sahar ko lahu lahu kya thi
jab aa rahi hain baharen liye payam-e-junun
ye pairahan ko mire hajat-e-rafu kya thi
tumhen shikayat-e-ahl-e-vatan hai kyuun sahab
ḳhud apne shahr men ‘ghalib’ ki aabru kya thi
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