zohra suhail shams khur badr baha tu kaun hai
hosh-ruba sitamgar mah-laqa tu kaun hai
bhuut khabis naznin gul pari bala kahun
dil-lagi achchhi ye nahin mujh se hansa tu kaun hai
raag khayal gaata hai raqs khushi dikhata hai
duur se kyuun rijhata hai paas to aa tu kaun hai
band hain lab javab men ghir gaya main azaab men
aaya jo mere khvab men aisa bura tu kaun hai
ab na payam-e-vasl de hijr ka kaun gham sahe
duur ho duur ho are paas na aa tu kaun hai
aaya hai kis ke jaish se bolta hai jo taish se
maffil-o-bazm-e-aish se duur ho ja tu kaun hai
bol na ‘akhtar’ ab kabhi hat thi ye ek shakhs ki
tarah jo sab se ki buri ye to bata tu kaun hai
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