bazicha-e-atfal hai duniya mere age
hota hai shab-o-roz tamasha mere age
ik khel hai aurang-e-suleman mere nazdik
ik bat hai ejaz-e-masiha mere age
juz nam nahi surat-e-alam mujhe manzur
juz waham nahi hasti-e-ashiya mere age
hota hai nihan gard mein sehra mere hote
ghista hai jabin khak pe dariya mere age
mat puch k kya hal hai mera tere piche
tu dekh k kya rang hai tera mere age
sach kahte ho khudbin-o-khudara hun na kyon hun
baitha hai but-e-aina sima mere age
phir dekhiye andaz-e-gulafshani-e-guftar
rakh de koi paimana-e-sahba mere age
nafrat ka guman guzre hai main rashk se guzra
kyon kar kahun lo nam na us ka mere age
iman mujhe rok hai jo khinche hai mujhe kufr
kaba mere piche hai kalisa mere age
ashiq hun pe mashuqfarebi hai mera kam
majnun ko bura kahti hai laila mere age
khush hote hain par wasl mein yun mar nahi jate
ai shab-e-hijaran ki tamanna mere age
hai maujzan ik qulzum-e-khun kash! yahi ho
ata hai abhi dekhiye kya-kya mere age
go hath ko jumbish nahi ankhon mein to dam hai
rahne do abhi sagar-o-mina mere age
hampesha-o-hammasharab-o-hamraz hai mera
?ghalib? ko bura kyon kaho acha mere age
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