zahiran ye but to hain nazuk gul-e-tar ki tarah
dil magar hota hai kam-baḳhton ka patthar ki tarah
jalva-gah-e-naz men dekh aa.e hain sau baar ham
rang-e-ru-e-yar hai bilkul chuqandar ki tarah
munis-e-tanha.i jab hota nahin hai ham-ḳhayal
ghar men bhi jhanjhaT hua karta hai bahar ki tarah
aap behad nek-tinat nek-sirat nek-ḳhu
harkaten karte hain lekin aap bandar ki tarah
jis ke haami ho ga.e vaa.iz vo baazi le gaya
ahmiyat hai aap ki duniya men joker ki tarah
allah allah ye sitam-gar ki qayamat-ḳhez chaal
roz hangama hua karta hai mahshar ki tarah
puchhne vaale gham-e-janan ki shirini na puchh
gham ke maare roz uḌate hain muza.afar ki tarah
zeb-e-tan vaa.iz ke dekhi hai qaba-e-zar-nigar
sar pe amama hai ik dhobi ke gaTThar ki tarah
dost ke ifa-e-va.ada ka hai ab tak intizar
guzra october november bhi september ki tarah
naaz men andaz men raftar men guftar men
ardali bhi hain collector ke collector ki tarah
nashsha-bandi chahte to hain ye haami diin ke
phir bhi mil jaa.e to pi len shir-e-madar ki tarah
ho raha hai jis qadar bhi ‘shauq’-sahab insidad
utni hi kaTti hai rishvat muuli gajar ki tarah
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