ye kis rashk-e-masiha ka makan hai
zamin yaan ki chaharum asman hai
ḳhuda pinhan hai aalam ashkara
nihan hai ganj virana ayaan hai
dil-e-raushan hai raushan-gar ki manzil
ye a.ina sikandar ka makan hai
takalluf se bari hai husn-e-zati
qaba-e-gul men gul-buTa kahan hai
pasijega kabhi to dil kisi ka
hamesha apni aahon ka dhuan hai
ba-rang-e-bu huun gulshan men main bulbul
baghal ghunche ke mera ashiyan hai
shagufta rahti hai ḳhatir hamesha
qana.at bhi bahar-e-be-ḳhizan hai
chaman ki sair par hota hai jhagḌa
kamar meri hai dast-e-baghban hai
bahut aata hai yaad ai sabr-e-miskin
ḳhuda ḳhush rakkhe tujh ko tu jahan hai
ilahi ek dil kis kis ko duun main
hazaron but hain yaan hindostan hai
yaqin hota hai ḳhushbui se is ke
kisi gul-ru ka ghuncha itr-dan hai
vatan men apne ahl-e-shauq ki tarah
safar men roz-o-shab reg-e-ravan hai
sahar hove kahin shabnam kare kuuch
gul o bulbul ka dariya darmiyan hai
sa.adat-mand qismat par hain shakir
huma ko maghz-e-badam ustuḳhvan hai
dil-e-betab jo is men gire hain
zaqan janan ka paara ka kuaan hai
jaras ke saath dil rahte hain nalan
mire yusuf ka ashiq karvan hai
na kah rindon ko harf-e-saḳht vaa.iz
durusht ahl-e-jahannum ki zaban hai
qad-e-mahbub ko sha.er kahen sarv
qayamat ka ye ai ‘atish’ nishan hai
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