ajib baat thi har sher pur-asar Thahra

ajiib baat thī har sher pur-asar Thahrā

maiñ is kī bazm meñ kal raat bā-hunar Thahrā

huā jo aa ke vo mehmān ba.ad muddat ke

lahūñ meñ raqs huā baam par qamar Thahrā

mumāna.at kā taqāzā thā jis se duur raheñ

chaman meñ vo hī shajar sab se bā-samar Thahrā

junūñ kī bhiik kahīñ bhī na mil sakī us ko

gadā-e-hosh yahāñ garche dar-ba-dar Thahrā

ajiib raqs thā bismil kā har tamāshā.ī

taḌap ke dard se yaksar hī be-ḳhabar Thahrā

aqīdatoñ ke dhuñdlakoñ meñ aur kyā hotā

har ek fiqra yahāñ us kā mo'atabar Thahrā

mujhe na qatl kareñ bas payām laayā huuñ

mirī haqīqat hī kyā maiñ to nāma-bar Thahrā

safīna garche kināre pe jā lagā lekin

savāl ye hai idhar Thahrā yā udhar Thahrā

na jaane kitnī hī samteñ bulā rahī haiñ mujhe

har ik qadam pe hai mujh ko nayā safar Thahrā

na dekh paayā koī āñkh-bhar ke ā.īna

ḳhud apnā chehra yahāñ bā.is-e-mafar Thahrā

Thahar ke jis ne bhī kuchh der ḳhud ko dekh liyā

vo apnī vahshat-e-be-jā kā chāragar Thahrā

hai jaane kitne hī pardoñ meñ mahv-e-ārā.ish

jhalak bhī dekh lī jis ne vo dīda-var Thahrā

har ek shai se mohabbat hai bas ilaaj yahāñ

bas ek nusḳha yahī hai jo kārgar Thahrā

shurūa huā thā abhī aur qarīb ḳhatm hai ab

ye zindagī kā safar kitnā muḳhtasar Thahrā

ajib baat thi har sher pur-asar Thahra

main is ki bazm mein kal raat ba-hunar Thahra

hua jo aa ke wo mehman baad muddat ke

lahun mein raqs hua baam par qamar Thahra

mumanat ka taqaza tha jis se dur rahen

chaman mein wo hi shajar sab se ba-samar Thahra

junun ki bhik kahin bhi na mil saki us ko

gada-e-hosh yahan garche dar-ba-dar Thahra

ajib raqs tha bismil ka har tamashai

taDap ke dard se yaksar hi be-KHabar Thahra

aqidaton ke dhundlakon mein aur kya hota

har ek fiqra yahan us ka mo'atabar Thahra

mujhe na qatl karen bas payam laya hun

meri haqiqat hi kya main to nama-bar Thahra

safina garche kinare pe ja laga lekin

sawal ye hai idhar Thahra ya udhar Thahra

na jaane kitni hi samten bula rahi hain mujhe

har ek qadam pe hai mujh ko naya safar Thahra

na dekh paya koi aankh-bhar ke aaina

KHud apna chehra yahan bais-e-mafar Thahra

Thahar ke jis ne bhi kuchh der KHud ko dekh liya

wo apni wahshat-e-be-ja ka chaaragar Thahra

hai jaane kitne hi pardon mein mahw-e-araish

jhalak bhi dekh li jis ne wo dida-war Thahra

har ek shai se mohabbat hai bas ilaj yahan

bas ek nusKHa yahi hai jo kargar Thahra

shurua hua tha abhi aur qarib KHatm hai ab

ye zindagi ka safar kitna muKHtasar Thahra