raat jab tak mere pahlu mei.n wo dildar na tha

dil ko mujh se mujhe kuchh dil se sarokar na tha

gird us kuche ke kis din ye gunahgar na tha

wae hasrat ki koi rakhna ba-diwar na tha

kal to bimar ko tha tere na bistar pe qarar

aaj bistar tha faqat aur wo bimar na tha

shukr ai baad-e-fana ju.n shajar-e-sokhta mai.n

tha to gulshan mei.n wale qabil-e-gulzar na tha

nahi.n til dharne ki jagah jo ba-afzuni-e-husn

dekha shab us ko to ek khaal ba-rukhsar na tha

raat kya baat thi batla tere sadqe jau.n

aahe.n bharna wo tera khaali-az-asrar na tha

dil ko dhar nok-e-sina.n par wo ye bola hans ke

hum ne mansur ko dekha ba-sar-e-dar na tha

bahs mei.n chashm-e-tar-o-abr ki kal tha jo sama.n

kabhi is shakl se rone ka bandha tar na tha

zabh hum samne hote hi hue qatil ke

bawajude-ki koi hath mei.n hathiyar na tha

baad murda.n mere tabut pe sab rote the

chashm-e-pur-ab magar ek wo sitamgar na tha

lek kya munh ko chhupata tha jo kahte the ye log

us ko zahir mei.n to marne ka kuchh aazar na tha

taba kah aur ghazal, hai ye 'naziri' ka jawab

rekhta ye jo paDha qabil-e-izhaar na tha

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