din ko bhi yahaaN shab ki siyaahi kaa samaaN hai

din ko bhi yahaaN shab ki siyaahi kaa samaaN hai
kahte haiN yeh aaraam-gah-e-Noor JahaaN hai
muddat hui woh shamma tah-e-Khaak-i-nihaaN hai
uThtaa magar ab tak sar-e-marqad se dhu'aaN hai

jalvoN se ayaaN jin ke hua toor kaa aalam
turbat peh hai un ki shab-i-daijoor kaa aalam

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ai Husn-i-jahaaN-soz, kahaaN haiN woh sharaare
kis baaGh ke gul ho gaye kis arsh ke taare
kyaa ban gaye ab kirmak-e-shab-taab woh saare
har shaam chamakte haiN jo raavi ke kinaare

yaa ho gaye woh daaGh JahaaNgir ke dil ke
qaabil hi to the aashiq-e-dilgeer ke dil ke

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taaveez-e-lahad hai zabar-o-zer yeh andher
yeh daur-i-zamaanah ke ulaT-pher, yeh andher
aaNgan meN paRe gard ke haiN Dher, yeh andher
ai gardish-e-ayyaam, yeh andher yeh andher

maah-e-falak-e-Husn ko yeh burj milaa hai
aye charKh teri hech-navaazi kaa gilaa hai

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Hasrat hai Tapakti dar-o-deevaar se kyaa kyaa
hotaa hai asar dil peh in aasaar se kyaa kyaa
naale haiN nikalte dil-e-afgaar se kyaa kyaa
uThte haiN sharar aah-e-sharar-baar se kyaa kyaa

hai aalam-e-tanhaai yeh daryaa kaa kinaarah
hai tujh si haseenah ke liye huu kaa nazaarah

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chau-paaye jo ghabraate haiN garmi se to aksar
aaraam liyaa karte haiN is rauze meiN aa kar
aur shaam ko baalaai siyah-KhaanoN se shappar
uR-uR ke lagaagte haiN dar-o-baam peh chakkar

maamur hai yuN mehfil-e-jaanaaN nah kisi ki
aabaad rahe gor-i-GharibaaN nah kisi ki

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aaraastah jin ke liye gul-zaar-o-chaman the
jo naazuki meiN daaGh-dih-e-barg-e-saman the
jo gul-ruKh-o-gul-pairahan-o-Ghunchah-dahan the
shaadaab gul-e-tar se kahiN jin ke badan the

paZmurdah woh gul dab ke hue Khaak ke neeche
Khvaabeedah haiN Khaar-o-Khas-o-Khaashaak ke neeche

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rahne ke liye deedah-o-dil jin ke makaaN the
jo paikar-e-hasti ke liye rooH-i-ravaaN the
mehboob-e-dil-e-Khalq the, jaaN-baKhsh-e-jahaaN the
the Yusuf-e-saani keh Masihaa-e-zamaaN the

jo kuchh the kabhi the magar ab kuchh bhi nahiN haiN
TooTe hue pinjar se paRe zer-i-zamiN haiN

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dunyaa kaa yeh anjaam hai dekh aye dil-e-naadaaN
haaN bhool nah jaaye tujhe yeh madfan-e-veeraaN
baaqi haiN nah woh baaGh nah woh qasr nah aaivaaN
aaraam ke asbaab nah woh aish ke saamaaN

TooTaa hua ek saaHil-e-raavi peh makaaN hai
din ko bhi jahaaN shab ki siyaahi kaa samaaN hai

Munshi Tilok Chand Mehroom