un buton se rabt toda chahiye
chahiye ab un ko thoda chahiye
qahba-e-duniya ko chhoda chahiye
rabt is luuli se toda chahiye
kis zaban se mohtasib tu ne kaha
saghar-o-mina ko toda chahiye
khanda-zan hai masti-e-mai-khvar par
shisha-e-sahba ko toda chahiye
us bat-e-mai ne kiya ham ko zalil
us ki gardan ko maroda chahiye
ji men hai sair-e-falak ko jaaen ham
bada-e-gul-gun ka ghoda chahiye
hai khiraman naaz se mauj-e-nasim
nikhat-e-gul ka ye ghoda chahiye
donon ankhen kyuun na hon dil ko aziiz
ahuon ka mujh ko joda chahiye
gar nishan-e-manzil-e-janan mile
phir qadam pichhe na moda chahiye
ek muddat men badhaya tu ne rabt
ab ghatana thoda thoda chahiye
zulmat-e-shab se hai zinat maah ki
zulf ko aariz pe chhoda chahiye
tuute dil ko momiya-e-lutf se
ho agar taufiq joda chahiye
kyuun shahidon ka kafan hove safed
un ke tan par laal joda chahiye
hai jo fikr-e-shah aaali silsila
alam-e-maani se joda chahiye
koh to tesha se tuuta kohkan
koshak-e-khusrav bhi toda chahiye
pad gai chakkar men kashti na-khuda
ab khuda par is ko chhoda chahiye
gar samand-e-naz par tu ho savar
zulf ka hathon men koda chahiye
khul gaya mujh se jo ik band-e-qaba
bole us ka haath toda chahiye
us ki zulfon ko sapera dekh le
gar use kalon ka joda chahiye
ganj-e-husn us ka hai rukh aur maar zulf
ganj par kalon ka joda chahiye
bad-pa hai ablaq-e-chashm-e-siyah
kya use kajal ka koda chahiye
marta bulbul ko hai kyuun baghban
kaan gul ka bhi maroda chahiye
hai chaman men amad-e-fasl-e-bahar
ab dar-e-zindan ko toda chahiye
hai bahar aai qaba-e-gul se ab
bulbulon ko laal joda chahiye
gul bhi un ko khaar aate hain nazar
hasidon ki aankh phoda chahiye
main huun aasi munh men mere vaqt-e-naza
daman-e-tar ko nichoda chahiye
rah chuka tan ke qafas men ye bahut
ruuh ke taair ko chhoda chahiye
ho agar na sar men sauda ishq ka
phir use patthar se phoda chahiye
haath men ai gul-badan mehndi laga
panja-e-marjan maroda chahiye
kaun si mushkil hai jo asan na ho
dil men istiqlal thoda chahiye
manzil-e-mulk-e-baqa men ‘mashriqi’
daman-e-nanak na chhoda chahiye
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