har-samt tazgi si jharnon ki naghmagi se kitni

har-samt tāzgī sī jharnoñ kī naġhmagī se kitnī

mushābahat hai saaqī tirī hañsī se

kyā jaane kitne fitne uThte haiñ kaj-ravī se

vo shaḳhs yuuñ ba-zāhir miltā hai sādgī se

aksar ġhazal huī hai kuchh aisī jāñ-kanī se

jaise ġhazāl dekhe sahrā meñ bebasī se

ik mard-e-bā-safā ne likkhā lahū se apne

'izzat kī maut behtar zillat kī zindagī se

sadiyoñ talak rahī hai tahzīb kī nigahbāñ

patthar tarāshte the kuchh log shā'irī se

ab aadmī bane haiñ ik dūsre ke saa.il

ab aadmī gurezāñ rahtā hai aadmī se

shoḳhī-o-bazla-sanjī doshīzgī vahī hai

mā'sūmiyat ga.ī bas ehsās-e-āgahī se

jab ho ġharaz to maliye varna khiñche se rahiye

ham tañg aa chuke haiñ is shān-e-dilbarī se

'ja.afar'-razā tum ab tak achchhe-bhale the lekin

miTTī ḳharāb kar lī kyuuñ tum ne shā'irī se

har-samt tazgi si jharnon ki naghmagi se kitni

mushabahat hai saqi teri hansi se

kya jaane kitne fitne uThte hain kaj-rawi se

wo shaKHs yun ba-zahir milta hai sadgi se

aksar ghazal hui hai kuchh aisi jaan-kani se

jaise ghazal dekhe sahra mein bebasi se

ek mard-e-ba-safa ne likkha lahu se apne

'izzat ki maut behtar zillat ki zindagi se

sadiyon talak rahi hai tahzib ki nigahban

patthar tarashte the kuchh log sha'iri se

ab aadmi bane hain ek dusre ke sail

ab aadmi gurezan rahta hai aadmi se

shoKHi-o-bazla-sanji doshizgi wahi hai

ma'sumiyat gai bas ehsas-e-agahi se

jab ho gharaz to maliye warna khinche se rahiye

hum tang aa chuke hain is shan-e-dilbari se

'jafar'-raza tum ab tak achchhe-bhale the lekin

miTTi KHarab kar li kyun tum ne sha'iri se