shab-e-wasl dekhi jo khwab mei.n to sahar ko sina figar tha

yahi bas khayal tha dam-ba-dam ki abhi to pas wo yar tha

jo na tha wo ghairat-e-gulsita.n to karu.n ab us ka mai.n kya baya.n

ki alam judai ka har zama.n mere ek dil pe hazar tha

shab-e-hijr ke kahe.n kya alam nazar aae subh ko bahte ya.n

ki ba-josh-e-barish-e-abr-e-gham pe bandha sarishk ka tar tha

tap-e-gham se tha jo jala-bala mere sine mei.n dil-e-mubtala

so dhua.n ho yu.n wo hawa hua ki na shoala tha na sharar tha

kabhi dast-e-zulf se the baham kabhi rukh ke lete the bose hum

shab-o-roz ab to hai dard-o-gham kabhi wun bhi lail-o-nahaar tha

jise yaad apni lagaiye use saf dil se bhulaiye

Tuk idhar to aankh milaiye yahi hum se qaul-o-qarar tha
shab-e-hijr ab ye satae hai ki khizan-e-marg dikhae hai

wo rukh ab kaha.n nazar aae hai ki jo rashk-e-subh-e-bahaar tha

mujhe shab jo nashsha-e-gham chaDha to phira kiya mai.n khaDa khaDa

raha ghash mei.n subh ko jo paDa usi kaif ka ye utar tha

hui hairat ab jo do-chand yan karu.n aur wajh mai.n kya baya.n

rukh-e-yar subh ko mahr-san magar aaine se do-chaar tha

mujhe ek aashiq-e-Kkhasta ki kahi.n kal jo qabr nazar paDi

na kisi se koi lagae ji ye khuda ba-lauh-e-mazar tha

dam-e-qatl koi jo bol uTha to KHajil ho kya wo khafa hua

use tum ne zabh abas kiya ye tumhaara shukr-guzar tha

koi naw bahr mei.n thi rawa.n kai us mei.n baiThe the mah-wisha.n

kahi.n us giroh ke darmiya.n dur-e-naz bhi wo sawar tha

tu ba-mauj-e-partaw-e-mah sa kaho iztirab mei.n dil ka kya

kabhi par tha kabhi war tha kabhi war tha kabhi par tha

ghazal aur qafiye ko badal mai.n sunau.n yaro.n ko bar-mahal

hua mukhtasar na ba-yak ghazal ki baDa fasana-e-yar tha

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