use kya raat din jo talib-e-didar phirte hain
gharaz hai to gharaz ke vaste sau baar phirte hain
idhar dekho bhala ham ko zamana kya nahin kahta
to kya har ek se karte hue takrar phirte hain
jo ab vahshat nahin bhi hai to apni chaal kyuun chhoḌen
jidhar ji chahe din-bhar rat-bhar be-kar phirte hain
tiri ḳhatir mohabbat ho ga.i hai dil ki vahshat se
hamen avara-pan par aa gaya hai pyaar phirte hain
taḌapne luTne ki aaj un tak bhi ḳhabar pahunchi
mujhe badnam karne ko mire gham-ḳhvar phirte hain
use ham mante hain to zamane-bhar se achchha hai
magar achchhe bhi apne qaul se ai yaar phirte hain
samajhte hain samajhne vaale us ko bhi riya-kari
gali-kuchon men kyuun tere sitam-bardar phirte hain
tumhen afsos kyuun hai ashiqon ki kucha-gardi par
phirata hai muqaddar ye ḳhuda.i ḳhaar phirte hain
kahin aisa na ho ik roz tum bhi ham se phir jaao
yahan pahle hi apni jaan se bezar phirte hain
vo dil ki aarzu ab hai na us ki justuju ab hai
hamare paanv men chakkar hai ham be-kar phirte hain
kisi kafir ka ghar tha ya nahin ma.alum jannat thi
abhi tak meri ankhon men dar-o-divar phirte hain
zamane se nirala hai chalan in husn valon ka
laqab to qatil-e-alam hai be-talvar phirte hain
safi’ ko tum ne to koi baḌa pahuncha hua samjha
aji rahne bhi do aise bahut makkar phirte hain
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