Chand nikle kisī janib tiri zebai ka Rañg badle kisi surat shab-e-tanhai ka Daulat-e-lab se phir ai ḳhusrav-e-shirin-dahanan Aaj arzan ho koi harf shanasai ka Garmi-e-rashk se har anjuman-e-gul-badanan Tazkira chheḌe tiri pairahan-arai ka Sehn-e-gulshan men kabhi ai shah-e-shamshad-qadan Phir nazar aa.e saliqa tiri raanai ka Ek...

Be-dam hue bimar dava kyun nahin dete Tum achchhe masihā ho shifa kyun nahin dete Dard-e-shab-e-hijran ki jaza kyun nahin dete Khun-e-dil-e-vahshi kā sila kyun nahin dete MiT jaegi maḳhluq to insaf karoge Munsif ho to ab hashr utha kyuun nahin dete Haañ nukta-varo laao lab o dil kī gavāhī Haan naġhmagaro saz-e-sada kyuun nahin dete Paiman-e-junun hathon ko...

Baat bas se nikal chali hai Dil ki halat sambhal chali hai Ab junun had se badh chala hai Ab tabiat bahal chali hai Ashk ḳhunab ho chale hain Gham ki rangat badal chali hai Ya yunhi bujh rahi hain shamen Ya shab-e-hijr Tal chali hai Laakh paiġham...

Ab vahi harf-e-junun sab ki zaban Thahri hai Jo bhi chal nikli hai vo baat kahan Thahri hai Aaj tak shaiḳh ke ikram men jo shai thi haram Ab vahi dushman-e-din rahat-e-jan Thahri hai...

Ab ke baras dastūr-e-sitam meñ kyā kyā baab īzād hue Jo qātil the maqtūl hue jo said the ab sayyād hue Pahle bhī ḳhizāñ meñ baaġh ujḌe par yuuñ nahīñ jaise ab ke baras...

Ab jo koī pūchhe bhī to us se kyā sharh-e-hālāt kareñ Dil Thahre to dard sunā.eñ dard thame to baat kareñ Shaam huī phir josh-e-qadah ne bazm-e-harīfāñ raushan kī Ghar ko aag lagā.eñ ham...

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