mire bas meN yaa to yaa Rab! wo sitam-shi,a'ar hotaa
yeh nah thaa to kaash dil par mujhe iKhtiyaar hotaa!

pas-e-marg kaash yooN hee mujhe waSl-e-yaar hotaa
woh sar-e-mazaar hotaa, maiN tah-e-mazaar hotaa!

tiraa maikadah salaamat, tire Khum kee Khair saaqee!
mira nashshah kyoN utartaa mujhe kyoN Khumaar hotaa?

mire ittiqaa kaa baa,ic to hai meree naa-tawaanee
jo maiN taubah toR saktaa to sharaab-Khwaar hotaa!

maiN hooN naa-muraad aisaa keh bilak ke yaas rotee
kaheeN paa ke aasraa kuchh jo umeed-waar hotaa

naheeN poochhtaa hai mujh ko koyee phool is chaman meN
dil-e-daaGhdaar hotaa to gale kaa haar hotaa

woh mazaa diyaa taRap ne keh yeh aarzoo hai yaa Rab!
mire donoN pehlu,oN meN dil-e-beqaraar hotaa!

dam-e-naza' bhee jo woh but mujhe aa ke muNh dikhaataa
to Khudaa ke muNh se itnaa nah maiN sharmsaar hotaa

nah malak sawaal karte, nah laHad fishaar detee
sar-e-raah-e-koo-e-qaatil jo miraa mazaar hotaa

jo nigaah kee thee z^aalik to phir aaNkh kyoN churaayee?
wohee teer kyoN nah maaraa jo jigar ke paar hotaa

maiN zabaaN se tum ko sachchaa kaho laakh baar keh dooN
usy kyaa karooN keh dil ko naheeN e'tibaar hotaa

miree Khaak bhee laHad miN nah rahee "Amir" baaqee
unheN marne hee kaa ab tak naheeN e'tibaar hotaa!

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