vafa ka zikr hi kya hai jafa bhi raas aa.e
vo muskura.e to jurm-e-ḳhata bhi raas aa.e
vatan men rahte hain ham ye sharaf hi kya kam hai
ye kya zarur ki ab-o-hava bhi raas aa.e
hatheliyan hain tiri lauh-e-nur ki manind
ḳhuda kare tujhe rang-e-hina bhi raas aa.e
dava to ḳhair hazaron ko raas aa.egi
maza to jiine ka jab hai shifa bhi raas aa.e
to phir ye aadmi ḳhud ko ḳhuda samajhne lage
agar ye umr-e-gurezan zara bhi raas aa.e
ab is qadar bhi na kar justaju-e-ab-e-baqa
gul-e-hunar hai to bad-e-fana bhi raas aa.e
ye tera rang-e-suḳhan tera bankpan ai ‘shaz’
ki sher raas to aa.e ana bhi raas aa.e
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