tere dar par maqam rakhte hain
qasd-e-dar-us-salam rakhte hain
ibtida apni intiha se pare
na-tamami tamam rakhte hain
asman se kise umid-e-najat
ashiyan zer-e-dam rakhte hain
ek yusuf ki saath ghurbat men
aise lakhon ghulam rakhte hain
be-baha shai huun main ki vo mujh ko
na-ḳharida ghulam rakhte hain
sab ki sunte hain karte hain ji ki
kaam se apne kaam rakhte hain
vasl-e-ma.ashuq hai sulaimani
vo hi jam hain jo jaam rakhte hain
kuchh tiri dosti ki qadr nahin
dushmani ḳhas-o-am rakhte hain
qais o farhad kahte hain vo mujhe
kaise gin gin ke naam rakhte hain
nalon ko rok rok lete hain
dil ko ham thaam thaam rakhte hain
ka.abe men ek dam ki mehmani
mai-kade men mudam rakhte hain
dil-ruba kahne se vo chaunk uThe
goya ham ittiham rakhte hain
chashm-e-bad-dur aish-e-ahd-e-shabab
sub.h ham-rang-e-sham rakhte hain
ai ‘qalaq’ baiThiye sar-e-ḳhum-e-mai
aap aali maqam rakhte hain
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