ye aur baat ki ye sehr besh-o-kam pe chala
siyah-rat ka jaadu magar na ham pe chala
udhar se pahle bhi kuchh sarfarosh guzare the
rah-e-talab men nishan-e-qadam qadam pe chala
ye ta.iran-e-chaman ka nasib kya kahiye
vo tiir un ke liye vaqf hai jo kam pe chala
ḳhuda ḳhuda ke ishare pe lauT lauT gaya
taḌap taḌap ke tariq-e-sanam sanam pe chala
kabhi ḳhuda ki parastish kabhi sana-e-butan
rah-e-arab pe kabhi jada-e-ajam pe chala
asir-e-dam na hoga mira dil-e-azad
kisi ka hukm kabhi mauj-e-yam-ba-yam pe chala
tujhe bhi dekh liya ham ne o ḳhuda-e-ajal
ki tera zor chala bhi to ahl-e-gham pe chala
ye naqsh-e-pa hain ki zanjir-e-mauj-e-ḳhun yaaro
ye kaun turfa-javan jada-e-sitam pe chala
lab-o-nigah pe mohren lagi rahin ‘tahir’
kisi ka zor na lekin mire qalam pe chala
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