ummeed-o-aarzoo miree damsaaz ban gayee

ummeed-o-aarzoo miree damsaaz ban gayee
ik soz-e-a'ashiqee banee, ik saaz ban gayee!

saudaa nah kam huwaa sar-e-maqSood-e-a'ashiqee
kyaa intihaaYe-aarzoo aaGhaaz ban gayee?

yaaro! yeh kyaa huwaa keh sar-e-bazm-e-zindagee?
jo bhee Ghazal kahee, sharar-andaaz ban gayee!

kaisee talaash, kis kee tamnnaa, kahaaN kee deed
Khud meree Zaat mere liYe raaz ban gayee!

waa-maaNdagee-e-baal-o-par-e-fikr? al-amaaN!
Had se baRhee to himmat-e-parwaaz ban gayee

yooN aashnaa-e-koochah-e-aawaaragee rahe
har naa-muraadee shauq-e-tag-o-taaz ban gayee

jab maiN ne baRh ke us kee naz^ar ko kiyaa salaam
jhuk kar woh fitnah-zaa Ghalat^-andaaz ban gayee!

"Sarwar" yeh faiZ^-e-"Raz" hai keh teree shaa,i'ree
Husn-e-suKhan se gulshan-e-Shiraz ban gayee!

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