ye tirgi-e-shab hi kuchh subh-taraz aati
khud vada-e-farda ki chhati bhi dhadak jaati
honton pe hansi paiham aate hue sharmati
ab raat nahin katti ab niind nahin aati
jo avval o akhir tha vo avval o akhir hai
main nala-ba-jan uthta vo naghma-ba-saz aati
soz-e-shab-e-hijran phir soz-e-shab-e-hijran hai
shabnam ba-mizha uthti ya zulf-e-daraz aati
ya-rab vo javani bhi kya mahshar-e-arman thi
angdai bhi jab leti ek aankh jhapak jaati
aghaz-e-siyah-masti anjam-e-siyah-masti
aine men surat bhi aane ki qasam khati
siine men ‘majaz’ ab tak vo jazba-e-kafir tha
taslis ki joinda vahdat ki qasam khati
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