sunaa hai arbaab-e-a'ql-o-daanish hameN yooN daad-e-kamaal deN ge

sunaa hai arbaab-e-a'ql-o-daanish hameN yooN daad-e-kamaal deN ge
"junooN ke daaman se ph`ool chun kar Khirad ke daaman meN Daal deN ge!"

Zaraa bataaYeN keh aap kab tak fareb-e-Husn-o-jamaal deN ge
sukooN ke badleh meN tuHfah-e-Gham, qaraar le ke malaal deN ge?

ham apne dil se Khayaal-e-dair-o-Haram ko aise nikaal deN ge
tamaam ajzaa-e-kufr-o-eemaaN bas ek sajdeh meN Dh`aal deN ge!

jinheN tameez-e-wafaa naheeN hai, jinheN sha,o'or-e-junooN naheeN hai
bh`alaa woh kis t^araH raah-e-Gham meN Hisaab-e-hijr-o-wiSaal deN ge?

zabaaN kee raNgeeN-nawaa,iyoN se, bayaaN kee jalwah-t^araaziyoN se
nigaar-e-Urdu ko har gh`aRee ham Khiraaj-e-fikr-o-Khayaal deN ge!

tumheN hai kyoN ashk-e-Gham peh Hairat, yehee to hotaa hai a'ashiqee meN
sawaal agar dil-figaar ho gaa, jawaab bh`ee Hasb-e-Haal deN ge!

Khumaar-e-baadah, Khiraam-e-aahoo, nigaah-e-nargis, nawaa-e-bulbul
kisee ne in kaa patah jo pooch`aa to ham tumhaaree micaal deN ge!

woh ek lamHah dam-e-judaayee jo zeest kaa e'tibaar Th`ehraa
us ek lamHeh ne jo diyaa hai kahaaN yeh sab maah-o-saal deN ge?

nah in kee baatoN meN aanaa "Sarwar"! yeh ahl-e-dunyaa haiN fitnah-parwar
hazaar baateN banaa banaa kar tumheN yeh dam bh`ar meN Taal deN ge!

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