khafatgaan khaak se astafsaar

mehar raushan chhup gaya athi naquab roo shaam

shaana hasti pe hai bakhra hua gesoo shaam

ye siyah poshi ki tayyaari kis ke gham mein hai

mahfil qudrat magar khursheed ke maatam mein hai

kar raha hai aasman jaadoo lab guftaar par

saahar shab ki nazar hai deeda bedaar par

ghota zan dareeaae khaamoshi mein hai mauj hua

han magar ik door se aati hai aawaaz dara

dil ki hai be taabi ulfat mein duniyaa se nafor

khinch laaya hai mujhe hangaama aalam se door

manzar harman naseebi ka tamaashaai hoon mein

ham nasheen khafatgaan kunj tanhaai hoon mein

tham zara be taabi dala! baith jaane de mujhe

aur us basti pe chaar aa naso giraane de mujhe

ai mai ghaflat ke sar masto kahan rahte ho tum

kuchh kaho us des ki aa khar jahan rahte ho tum

wo bhi hairat khana amroz w farda hai koi

aur paikaar anaasir ka tamaasha hai koi

aadmi wan bhi hisaar gham mein hai mahsor kya

us wala yat mein bhi hai insan ka dil majboor kya

wan bhi jal marta hai soz shama par parwaana kya

us chaman mein bhi gul w bulbul ka hai afsaana kya

yan toh ik masar mein pahloo se nikal jaata hai dil

sher ki gar mi se kya wan bhi pagal jaataahe dil

rishta w paiwand yan ke jaan ka aazaar hain

us gulistan mein bhi kya aise nakeele khaar hain

us jahan mein ik maeeshat aur so aftaad hai

rooh kya us des mein us fikr se aazaad hai

kya wahan bijli bhi hai dahquan bhi hai khirman bhi hai

quafile waale bhi hain andesha rahzan bhi hai

tinke chante hain w han bhi aa sheean ke waaste

khisht w gul ki fikr hoti hai makan ke waaste

wan bhi insan apni asleet se begaane hain kya

imtiyaaz millat w aaein ke deewaane hain kya

wan bhi kya fariyaad bulbul par chaman rota nahi

us jahan ki tarah wan bhi dard dil hota nahi

baagh hai firdaus yaa ik manzil aaraam hai

yaa rukh be parda husn azal ka naam hai

kya jahannam maseet sozi ki ik tarkeeb hai

aag ke sholon mein pinhan maqsad taaweeb hai

kya awaz raftaar ke us des mein parwaaz hai

maut kahte hain jise ahal zamin kya raaz hai

iztiraab dil ka saaman yan ki hasat w bood hai

ilm insan us walaaeet mein bhi kya mahdood hai

deed se taskeen paata hai dil mahjoor bhi

lan taraani kah rahe hain yaa wahan ke taur bhi

justujoo mein hai wahan bhi rooh ko aaraam kya

wan bhi insan hai quateel zauque astafhaam kya

aaha! wo kishwar bhi taareeki se kya maamoor hai

yaa mohabbat ki tajalli se saraapa noor hai

tum bata do raaz jo us gumbad gardan mein hai

maut ik chabhta hua kaanta dil insan mein hai