un ki aur meri kisi roz laḌa.i na ga.i
baat bigḌi hai kuchh aisi ki bana.i na ga.i
ham ne har-chand mala un ko bahut roghan-e-qaz
par kisi shakl zara un ki rukha.i na ga.i
kyuun na khata tire milne ki qasam ho ke ye tang
thi magar zahr se bhi talḳh ki khaa.i na ga.i
is qadar zo.af men avaz nikalti to kahan
ham se zanjir-e-dar-e-yar hila.i na ga.i
us ke didar se mahrum nazakat ne rakha
donon hathon se naqab us se uTha.i na ga.i
girya-e-chashm ne sau baar uThaya tufan
par zara atish-e-dil meri bujha.i na ga.i
mar ga.e phir bhi vo muztar hai mira dil ‘arif’
ḳhaak men laash kisi taur daba.i na ga.i
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