aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hote tak
bas-ki dushvaar hai har kaam kaa aasaa.n honaa
dahr me.n naqsh-e-vafaa vaj.h-e-tasallii na hu.aa
dil hii to hai na sa.ng-o-KHisht dard se bhar na aa.e kyuu.n
dil-e-naadaa.n tujhe hu.aa kyaa hai
Guncha-e-naa-shagufta ko duur se mat dikhaa ki yuu.n
hazaaro.n KHvaahishe.n aisii ki har KHvaahish pe dam nikle
ishrat-e-qatra hai dariyaa me.n fanaa ho jaanaa
jahaa.n teraa naqsh-e-qadam dekhte hai.n
muddat hu.ii hai yaar ko mehmaa.n kiye hu.e
nukta-chii.n hai Gam-e-dil us ko sunaa.e na bane
sab kahaa.n kuchh laala-o-gul me.n numaayaa.n ho ga.ii.n
ye na thii hamaarii qismat ki visaal-e-yaar hotaa
zikr mera ba-badi bhi use manzur nahin
aabruu kyaa KHaak us gul kii ki gulshan me.n nahii.n
aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hote tak
arz-e-niyaaz-e-ishq ke qaabil nahii.n rahaa
bas-ki dushvaar hai har kaam kaa aasaa.n honaa
daa.im pa.Daa hu.aa tire dar par nahii.n huu.n mai.n
dahr me.n naqsh-e-vafaa vaj.h-e-tasallii na hu.aa
dard minnat-kash-e-davaa na hu.aa
dhamkii me.n mar gayaa jo na baab-e-nabard thaa
diivaangii se dosh pe zunnaar bhii nahii.n
dil hii to hai na sa.ng-o-KHisht dard se bhar na aa.e kyuu.n
dil-e-naadaa.n tujhe hu.aa kyaa hai
dost Gam-KHvaarii me.n merii sa.ii farmaave.nge kyaa
ek ek qatre kaa mujhe denaa pa.Daa hisaab
fariyaad kii ko.ii lai nahii.n hai
Gam khaane me.n buudaa dil-e-naakaam bahut hai
gar KHaamushii se faa.eda iKHfaa-e-haal hai
gar na andoh-e-shab-e-furqat bayaa.n ho jaa.egaa
ghar jab banaa liyaa tire dar par kahe baGair
gila hai shauq ko dil me.n bhii ta.ngi-e-jaa kaa
hai kis qadar halaak-e-fareb-e-vafaa-e-gul
ham se khul jaa.o ba-vaqt-e-mai-parastii ek din
havas ko hai nashaat-e-kaar kyaa kyaa
hazaaro.n KHvaahishe.n aisii ki har KHvaahish pe dam nikle
husn Gamze kii kashaakash se chhuTaa mere ba.ad
husn-e-mah garche ba-ha.ngaam-e-kamaal achchhaa hai
ishq mujh ko nahii.n vahshat hii sahii
ishrat-e-qatra hai dariyaa me.n fanaa ho jaanaa
jab ba-taqriib-e-safar yaar ne mahmil baa.ndhaa
jab tak dahaan-e-zaKHm na paidaa kare ko.ii
jaur se baaz aa.e par baaz aa.e.n kyaa
jis jaa nasiim shaanaa-kash-e-zulf-e-yaar hai
kab vo suntaa hai kahaanii merii
kahte ho na de.nge ham dil agar pa.Daa paayaa
kahte to ho tum sab ki but-e-Gaaliyaa-muu aa.e
kii vafaa ham se to Gair is ko jafaa kahte hai.n
ko.ii din gar zindagaanii aur hai
ko.ii ummiid bar nahii.n aatii
kyuu.n jal gayaa na taab-e-ruKH-e-yaar dekh kar
manzuur thii ye shakl tajallii ko nuur kii
masjid ke zer-e-saaya KHaraabaat chaahiye
maze jahaan ke apnii nazar me.n KHaak nahii.n
muddat hu.ii hai yaar ko mehmaa.n kiye hu.e
muzhda ai zauq-e-asiirii ki nazar aataa hai
na gul-e-naGma huu.n na parda-e-saaz
na thaa kuchh to KHudaa thaa kuchh na hotaa to KHudaa hotaa
naala juz husn-e-talab ai sitam-iijaad nahii.n
nafas na anjuman-e-aarzuu se baahar khii.nch
nukta-chii.n hai Gam-e-dil us ko sunaa.e na bane
phir hu.aa vaqt ki ho baal-kushaa mauj-e-sharaab
phir mujhe diida-e-tar yaad aayaa
qafas me.n huu.n gar achchhaa bhii na jaane.n mere shevan ko
rahiye ab aisii jagah chal kar jahaa.n ko.ii na ho
rone se aur ishq me.n bebaak ho ga.e
sab kahaa.n kuchh laala-o-gul me.n numaayaa.n ho ga.ii.n
sataa.ish-gar hai zaahid is qadar jis baaG-e-rizvaa.n kaa
shab KHumaar-e-shauq-e-saaqii rustaKHez-andaaza thaa
shab ki barq-e-soz-e-dil se zahra-e-abr aab thaa
taskii.n ko ham na ro.e.n jo zauq-e-nazar mile
vaarasta us se hai.n ki mohabbat hii kyuu.n na ho
ye na thii hamaarii qismat ki visaal-e-yaar hotaa
zikr us parii-vash kaa aur phir bayaa.n apnaa
dil miraa soz-e-nihaa.n se be-muhaabaa jal gayaa
muddat hu.ii hai yaar ko mehmaa.n kiye hu.e
naqsh fariyaadii hai kis kii shoKHi-e-tahriir kaa
nukta-chii.n hai Gam-e-dil us ko sunaa.e na bane
taskii.n ko ham na ro.e.n jo zauq-e-nazar mile
zikr us parii-vash kaa aur phir bayaa.n apnaa
