haath me.n daamaan-e-shaah-e-do-jahaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
apne qabza me.n zamiin-o-aasmaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
mai.n zabaa.n ko sirf aah-o-shor-o-shevan kyuu.n karuu.n
sirf un kii na.at pa.Dhne ko zabaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
merii kashtii chho.D de bat.haa kii jaanib naa-KHudaa
apne dil me.n KHauf tuufaa.n kaa kahaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
sarvar-e-kaun-o-makaa.n par kyuu.n na sadqe jaa.uu.n mai.n
un ke sadqe me.n lab-e-gauhar-fashaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
mujh ko to matluub galiyaa.n hai.n dayaar-e-paak kii
duur dil se hasrat-e-kaun-o-makaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
ye vo daulat hai ki jis par ganj-e-qaaruu.n bhii nisaar
dil me.n apne 'ishq-e-ahmad ko nihaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
varna ai 'bahzaad' mai.n kyaa kyaa ye merii shaa.irii
faiz hai un kaa jo ye naam-o-nishaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
haath me.n daamaan-e-shaah-e-do-jahaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
apne qabza me.n zamiin-o-aasmaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
mai.n zabaa.n ko sirf aah-o-shor-o-shevan kyuu.n karuu.n
sirf un kii na.at pa.Dhne ko zabaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
merii kashtii chho.D de bat.haa kii jaanib naa-KHudaa
apne dil me.n KHauf tuufaa.n kaa kahaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
sarvar-e-kaun-o-makaa.n par kyuu.n na sadqe jaa.uu.n mai.n
un ke sadqe me.n lab-e-gauhar-fashaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
mujh ko to matluub galiyaa.n hai.n dayaar-e-paak kii
duur dil se hasrat-e-kaun-o-makaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
ye vo daulat hai ki jis par ganj-e-qaaruu.n bhii nisaar
dil me.n apne 'ishq-e-ahmad ko nihaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
varna ai 'bahzaad' mai.n kyaa kyaa ye merii shaa.irii
faiz hai un kaa jo ye naam-o-nishaa.n rakhtaa huu.n mai.n
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