ye faza-e-nil-gun ye bal-o-par kaafi nahin
mah-o-anjum tak mira zauq-e-safar kaafi nahin
ek saa.at ik sadi hai ik nazar afaq-gir
ab nizam-e-gardish-e-sham-o-sahar kaafi nahin
phir junun ko vus.at-e-aflak hai koh-e-nida
ai dil-e-divana dasht-e-pur-ḳhatar kaafi nahin
ye hava-e-nam ye siine men sulagti aag si
aah ye umr-e-ravan ki rah-guzar kaafi nahin
phir mashiyyat se ulajhti hai miri divangi
nala-e-shab-gir ashkon ke guhar kaafi nahin
arzu-e-be-karan hai aur jism-e-na-tavan
kya rag-e-jan ke liye ye neshtar kaafi nahin
ḳhunki-e-shabnam se ghunche ko nahin taskin-e-qalb
zaḳhm-e-gul ko ab nasim-e-chara-gar kaafi nahin
shisha-e-shab men bhari hai ‘fauq’ jo sahba-e-kaif
qatra qatra bhi piyun to raat bhar kaafi nahin
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