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shama se sikh sharik-e-gham-e-mahfil hona

bazm-e-hasti pe hai mushkil mera mail hona
mujhe aata nahin sar-gashta baatil hona

nakhuda tu mujhe aaluda-e-tufan na samajh
mauj-e-dariya ko sikhata hun main sahil hona

sazgar aaj mujhe rah bhi hai rahbar bhi
meri qismat mein hai aasuda-e-manzil hona

rishta-e-hosh hai wabasta tujhi se ai dost
kabhi mumkin nahin tujh se mera ghafil hona

dil se hoshiyar ki hai dil hi tarah ain hayat
maut se bhi hai siwa be-khabar-e-dil hona

sai ke baad na kar kawish-e-fikr-e-anjam
laanat-e-sai hai zahmat-kash-e-hasil hona

barish-e-abr se bijli ki lagi bujh na saki
ghair-mumkin hai ilaj-e-tapish-e-dil na hona

har qadam par rah-e-hasti mein nai thokar hai
ai 'ziya' sahl nahin faez-e-manzil hona