subh har ujale pe raat ka guman kyun hai
jal rahi hai kya dharti arsh pe dhuan kyun hai
KHanjaron ki sazish par kab talak ye KHamoshi
ruh kyun hai yaKH-basta naghma be-zaban kyun hai
rasta nahin chalte sirf KHak uDate hain
karwan se bhi aage gard-e-karwan kyun hai
kuchh kami nahin lekin koi kuchh to batlao
ishq is sitamgar ka shauq ka ziyan kyun hai
hum to ghar se nikle the jitne ko dil sab ka
tegh hath mein kyun hai dosh par kaman kyun hai
ye hai bazm-e-mai-noshi is mein sab barabar hain
phir hisab-e-saqi mein sud kyun ziyan kyun hai
den kis nigah ki hai kin labon ki barakat hai
tum mein 'jafari' itni shoKHi-e-bayan kyun hai
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Subh har ujale pe raat ka guman kyun hai
Ali Sardar Jafri