yaar thaa gul_zaar thaa baad-e-sabaa thii mai.n na thaa laayaq-e-paa-bos-e-jaa.N kyaa hinaa thii mai.n na thaa haath kyo.n baa.Ndhe mere chhallaa agar chorii huaa ye saraapaa shoKhii-e-rang-e-hinaa thii mai.n na thaa mai.n ne puuchhaa kyaa huaa vo aap kaa husn-o-shabaab ha.Ns ke bolaa vo sanam shaan-e-Khudaa thii mai.n na thaa mai.n sisakataa rah gayaa aur mar gaye farahaad-o-qais kyaa unhii.n dono.n ke hisse me.n qazaa thii mai.n na thaa
yaa mujhe afsar-e-shaahaa na banaayaa hotaa yaa meraa taaj gadaayaa na banaayaa hotaa [afsar-e-shaahaa=royal officer; gadaaya=like a beggar] Khaak_saarii ke liye garache banaayaa thaa mujhe kaash Khaak-e-dar-e-jaanaa.N na banaayaa hotaa nashaa-e-ishq kaa gar zarf diyaa thaa mujh ko umr kaa tang na paimaanaa banaayaa hotaa [zarf=knowledge; tang=short] apanaa diivaanaa banaayaa mujhe hotaa tuune kyo.n Khirad_mand banaayaa na banaayaa hotaa sholaa-e-husn chaman me.n na dikhaayaa us ne varanaa bul_bul ko bhii paravaanaa banaayaa hotaa roz-e-mamuuraa-e-duniyaa me.n Kharaabii hai 'Zafar' aisii bastii se to viiraanaa banaayaa hotaa
vo behisaab jo pii ke kal sharaab aayaa agarche mast thaa mai.n par mujhe hijaab aayaa idhar Khayaal mere dil me.n zulf kaa guzaraa udhar vo khaataa huaa dil me.n pech-o-taab aayaa Khayaal kis kaa samaayaa hai diidaa-o-dil me.n na dil ko chain mujhe aur na shab ko Khvaab aayaa
