halqa halqa ghar bana lakht-e-dil-e-betab ka zulf-e-jaanan mein hai aalam subha-e-simab ka sone mein nazzara kar lun ru-e-alam-tab ka khauf kya duzd-e-nigah ko hai shab-e-mahtab ka khel bhi betab tha tifli mein us betab ka par udata tha hawa par mahi-e-be-ab ka ruk nahin sakta hai dariya dida-e-pur-ab ka pat hai rumal mera daman-e-sailab ka khwab mein yaran-e-rafta se mulaqaten huin hum ne samjha khizr ghaflat ko rah-e-ahbab ka kahte hain sab dekh kar betab mera uzw uzw aadmi ab tak nahin dekha kahin simab ka nind ki surat nahin dekha ba-juz dagh-e-jigar parda meri aankh mein shayad ki hai kam-khwab ka lag gai aag aatish-e-rukh se naqab-e-yar mein dekh lo jalta hai kona chadar-e-mahtab ka majlis-e-be-shama wo hain sham-e-be-majlis hun main gham mera ahbab ko hai mujh ko gham ahbab ka hijr-e-jaanan ke alam mein hum farishte ban gae dhyan muddat se chhuta aab-o-taam-o-khwab ka ahl-e-taslim-o-raza se sar-bulandon ki hai zeb khushnuma zer-e-manar o qurb hai mehrab ka jhuk ke hum ne bosa-e-abru ki jab mangi dua halqa-e-aghosh par aalam hua mehrab ka is qadar fariyaad mahshar-khez ai bulbul na kar dekhna takhta na ulte gulshan-e-shadab ka mohr-e-dast-awez-e-gham hai har bashar ka dagh-e-gham dil hai mahzar sohbat-e-gum-karda-e-ahbab ka be-takalluf aa gaya wo mah dam-e-fikr-e-sukhan rah gaya pas-e-adab se qafiya aadab ka parwarish taqdir karti hai mujhe bahr-e-qaza zabh ko parwarda karna kaam hai qassab ka nashsha-e-jurat ziyaada ho gaya ai mai-kasho saghar-e-mai ban gaya kasa sar-e-sohrab ka mu-e-atish-did san bal khae wo mu-e-kamar main jo likkhun garm mazmun us tilai dab ka ho gaya hun main naqab-e-ru-e-raushan par faqir chahiye tah-band mujh ko chadar-e-mahtab ka khal-o-khat se aib us ke ru-e-aqdas ko nahin husn hai mushaf mein hona nuqta-e-earab ka dost dushman se ziyaada tez rakhte hain chhuri barhaman bhi pesha ab karne lage qassab ka hont par angusht-e-rangin rakh ke wo kahne lage shakh-e-marjaan ne samar paida kiya unnab ka laghari ke sath betabi yahi ai bahr-e-husn khar hai ye jism-e-laghar mahi-e-be-ab ka teri furqat mein jo aae bhul kar aankhon mein nind marduman-e-chashm ne phir munh na dekha khwab ka mere murgh-e-dil ki betabi udai kis tarah hausla aisa nahin hai tair-e-simab ka khidmat-e-aqdas mein chal kar ye ghazal padh ai 'munir' shohra sab ahl-e-sukhan mein hai tere nawwab ka