qaatil jo meraa o.Dhe ik surKH shaal aayaa

qaatil jo meraa o.Dhe ik surKH shaal aayaa

khaa-khaa ke paan zaalim kar ho.nTh laal aayaa

goyaa nikal shafaq se badr-e-kamaal aayaa

jab mu.nh se vo parii-ruu mal kar gulaal aayaa

ik dam to dekh us ko holii ko haal aayaa

'aish-o-tarab kaa saamaan hai aaj sab ghar us ke

ab to nahii.n hai ko.ii duniyaa me.n ham-sar us ke

az maahtaab-e-maahi bande hai.n be-zar us ke

kal vaqt-e-shaam suuraj malne ko mu.nh par us ke

rakh kar shafaq ke sar par tasht-e-gulaal aayaa

KHaalis kahii.n se taazii ik zaa'fraan ma.ngaa kar

mushk-o-gulaab me.n bhii mal kar use basaa kar

shiishe me.n bhar ke niklaa chupke lagaa chhupaa kar

muddat se aarzuu thii ik dam lagaa chukaa kar

ik din sanam pe jaa kar mai.n ra.ng Daal aayaa

arbaab-e-bazm bhar to vo shaah apne le kar

sab ham-nashiin hasb-e-dil-KHvaah apne le kar

chaalaak chust kaafir gumraah apne le kar

das biis gul-ruKHo.n ko hamraah apne le kar

yuu.n hai.n bhigone mujh ko vo KHush-jamaal aayaa

'ishrat kaa us gha.Dii thaa asbaab sab muhayyaa

bahtaa thaa husn kaa bhii us jaa pe ek dariyaa

haatho.n me.n dilbaro.n ke saaGar kisii ke shiisha

kamro.n me.n jholiyo.n me.n sero.n gulaal baa.ndhaa

aur ra.ng kii bhii bhar kar mashk-o-pakhaal aayaa

’ayyaargii se pahle apne ta.ii.n chhupaa kar

chaahaa ki mai.n bhii nikluu.n un me.n se chhuT-chhuTaa kar

dau.De ka.ii ye kah kar jaataa hai dam churaa kar

itne me.n gher mujh ko aur shor-o-Gul machaa kar

us dam kamar kamar tak ra.ng-o-gulaal aayaa

ye chahal to kuchh apnii qismat se mach rahii thii

ye aabruu kii parda hurmat se bach rahii thii

kaisaa samaa.n thaa kaisii shaadii sii rach rahii thii

us vaqt mere sar par ik dhuum mach rahii thii

ik dhuum me.n bhii mujh ko jo kuchh KHayaal aayaa

lāzim na thii ye harkat ai kHush-safiir tujh ko

az.har hai sab kahe hai.n mil kar shariir tujh ko

karte hai.n ab malaamat KHurd-o-kabiir tujh ko

laa-haul pa.Dh ke shaitaa.n bolaa 'naziir' tujh ko

ab holii khelne kaa puuraa kamaal aayaa

qaatil jo meraa o.Dhe ik surKH shaal aayaa

khaa-khaa ke paan zaalim kar ho.nTh laal aayaa

goyaa nikal shafaq se badr-e-kamaal aayaa

jab mu.nh se vo parii-ruu mal kar gulaal aayaa

ik dam to dekh us ko holii ko haal aayaa

'aish-o-tarab kaa saamaan hai aaj sab ghar us ke

ab to nahii.n hai ko.ii duniyaa me.n ham-sar us ke

az maahtaab-e-maahi bande hai.n be-zar us ke

kal vaqt-e-shaam suuraj malne ko mu.nh par us ke

rakh kar shafaq ke sar par tasht-e-gulaal aayaa

KHaalis kahii.n se taazii ik zaa'fraan ma.ngaa kar

mushk-o-gulaab me.n bhii mal kar use basaa kar

shiishe me.n bhar ke niklaa chupke lagaa chhupaa kar

muddat se aarzuu thii ik dam lagaa chukaa kar

ik din sanam pe jaa kar mai.n ra.ng Daal aayaa

arbaab-e-bazm bhar to vo shaah apne le kar

sab ham-nashiin hasb-e-dil-KHvaah apne le kar

chaalaak chust kaafir gumraah apne le kar

das biis gul-ruKHo.n ko hamraah apne le kar

yuu.n hai.n bhigone mujh ko vo KHush-jamaal aayaa

'ishrat kaa us gha.Dii thaa asbaab sab muhayyaa

bahtaa thaa husn kaa bhii us jaa pe ek dariyaa

haatho.n me.n dilbaro.n ke saaGar kisii ke shiisha

kamro.n me.n jholiyo.n me.n sero.n gulaal baa.ndhaa

aur ra.ng kii bhii bhar kar mashk-o-pakhaal aayaa

’ayyaargii se pahle apne ta.ii.n chhupaa kar

chaahaa ki mai.n bhii nikluu.n un me.n se chhuT-chhuTaa kar

dau.De ka.ii ye kah kar jaataa hai dam churaa kar

itne me.n gher mujh ko aur shor-o-Gul machaa kar

us dam kamar kamar tak ra.ng-o-gulaal aayaa

ye chahal to kuchh apnii qismat se mach rahii thii

ye aabruu kii parda hurmat se bach rahii thii

kaisaa samaa.n thaa kaisii shaadii sii rach rahii thii

us vaqt mere sar par ik dhuum mach rahii thii

ik dhuum me.n bhii mujh ko jo kuchh KHayaal aayaa

lāzim na thii ye harkat ai kHush-safiir tujh ko

az.har hai sab kahe hai.n mil kar shariir tujh ko

karte hai.n ab malaamat KHurd-o-kabiir tujh ko

laa-haul pa.Dh ke shaitaa.n bolaa 'naziir' tujh ko

ab holii khelne kaa puuraa kamaal aayaa