waalda marhoma ki yaad mein

zarra zarra dahar ka zindaani taqudeer hai

pardiya majboori w be chaargi tadbeer hai

aasman majboor hai shams w quamar majboor hain

anjum seemaab pa raftaar par majboor hain

hai shakat anjaam ghunche ka suboo gulzaar mein

sabza w gul bhi hain majboor numoo gulzaar mein

naghma bulbul ho yaa aawaaz khaamosh zameer

hai asi zanjeer aalam geer mein har shay aseer

aankh par hota hai jab ye sar majboori ayan

khushk ho jaata hai dil mein ashk ka sail rawan

qualb ansaani mein raqs aish w gham rahta nahi

naghma rah jaata hai lutf zeerobam rahta nahi

ilm w hikmat rahzan saamaan ashk w aah hai

yaani ik almaas ka tukda dil aagaah hai

garche mere baagh mein shabnam ki shaadaabi nahi

aankh meri maaeeh daar ashk anaabi nahi

jaanta hoon aah mein aalaam ansaani ka raaz

hai nawa shikwa se khaali miri fitrat ka saaz

mere lab par quissa nairangi dauran nahi

dil mira hairan nahi khandan nahi giryan nahi

par tiri tasweer quasid gareeh paiham ki hai

aaha! ye tardeed meri hikmat mohkam ki hai

girya sarshaar se buniyaad jan paayanda hai

dard ke irfan se aql sanagdal sharminda hai

mauj dood aah se aaeena hai raushan mira

ganj aab aawrad se maamoor hai daaman mira

heerti hoon mein tiri tasweer ke ejaaz ka

rukh badal daala hai jis ne waqt ki parwaaz ka

rafta w haazir ko goya pa bapa us ne kya

ahad tafli se mujhe phir aashna us ne kya

jab tire daaman mein palti thi wo jaan naatwan

baat se achchhi tarah mahram na thi jis ki zaban

aur ab charche hain jis ki shokhi guftaar ke

be baha moti hain jis ki chashm goharbaar ke

ilm ki sanjeeda gaftaari badhaape ka shuoor

daneewi azaaz ki shaukat jawaani ka ghuroor

zindagi ki auj gaahon se utar aate hain ham

sohbat maadar mein tifl saada rah jaate hain ham

be takalluf khanda zan hain fikr se aazaad hain

phir asi khoe hue firdaus mein aabaad hain

kis ko ab hoga watan mein aaha! mera intizaar

kaun mera khat na aane se rahe ga be quaraar

khaak marqad par tiri le kar ye fariyaad aayon ga

!aab daaaye neem shab mein kis ko yaad mein aayon ga

tarbiyat se teri mein anjum ka ham quismat hua

ghar mire ajdaad ka sarmaaya izzat hua

daftar hasti mein thi zarin waraque teri hayaat

thi saraapa din w duniyaa ka sabaque teri hayaat

umr bhar teri mohabbat meri khadmat gar rahi

mein tiri khadmat ke quabil jab hua toh chal basi

wo jawan quamat mein hai jo soorat sarw buland

teri khadmat se hua jo mujh se badh kar bahra mand

kaarobaar zindagaani mein wo ham pahloo mira

wo mohabbat mein tiri tasweer wo baazoo mira

tujh ko misl taflak be dast w pa rota hai wo

sabr se naaaashna subh w masa rota hai wo

tukhm jis ka toh hamaari kisht jan mein boo gai

sharkat gham se wo ulfat aur mohkam hogiyi

aaha! ye duniyaa ye maatam khana barna w peer

!aadmi hai kis tilism dosh w farda mein aseer

kitni mushkil zindagi hai kis quadar aasan hai maut

gulshan hasti mein maanind naseem arzan hai maut

zalazle hain bijliyan hain quahat hain aalaam hain

!keesi kaisi dakhatraan maadar ayyaam hain

kalba aflaas mein daulat ke kaashaane mein maut

dasht w dar mein shahar mein gulshan mein weeraane mein maut

maut hai hangaama aara qulzum khaamosh mein

doob jaate hain safeene mauj ki aaghosh mein

ne majaal shikwa hai ne taaqat guftaar hai

!zanadgaani kya hai ik tauque guloo afshaar hai

quafile mein ghair fariyaad dara kuchh bhi nahi

ik mata deediya tar ke siwa kuchh bhi nahi

khatm ho jaae ga lekin imtihan ka door bhi

hain pas na pardiya gardoon abhi aur bhi

seena chaak us gulistan mein laala w gul hain toh kya

naala w fariyaad par majboor bulbul hain toh kya

jhaadeean jin ke quafas mein quaid hai aah khizan

sabz kar de gi anin baad bahaar jaawdan

khufta khaak pay sipar mein hai sharaar apna toh kya

aaarzi mahmil hai ye musht ghubaar apna toh kya

zindagi ki aag ka anjaam khaakastar nahi

totna jis ka muqaddar ho ye wo gauhar nahi

zindagi mahboob aisi deediya qudrat mein hai

zauque hafaz zindagi har cheez ki fitrat mein hai

maut ke haathon se mit sakta agar naqsh hayaat

aam yoon us ko na kar deta nizaam kaaenaat

hai agar arzan toh ye samjho ajal kuchh bhi nahi

jis tarah sone se jeene mein khalal kuchh bhi nahi

aah ghaafla! maut ka raaz nihan kuchh aur hai

naqsh ki naapaaydaari se ayan kuchh aur hai

jannat nazaara hai naqsh hua baalaaye aab

mauj muztar tod kar taameer karti hai habaab

mauj ke daaman mein phir us ko chhupa deti hai ye

kitni beedardi se naqsh apna mita deti hai ye

phir na kar sakti habaab apna agar paida hua

todne mein us ke yoon hoti na be parwa hua

us rawish ka kya asar hai heyat taameer par

ye toh hajat hai hua ki quwwat taameer par

fitrat hasti shaheed aarzoo rahti na ho

khoob tar paikar ki us ko justujoo rahti na ho

aah seemaab pareshan anjum gardoon faroz

shokh ye changaareean mamnoon shab hai jin ka soz

aql jis se sar b zaanoo hai wo muddat un ki hai

sargazshat no insan ek saaat un ki hai

phir ye insan aan soo aflaak hai jis ki nazar

qudsiyon se bhi maquasad mein hai jo paakeeza tar

jo misaal shama raushan mahfil qudrat mein hai

aasman ik naquta jis ki wusaat fitrat mein hai

jis ki naadaani sadaaqat ke liye betaab hai

jis ka naakhun saaz hasti ke liye mazraab hai

shola ye kamtar hai gardoon ke sharaaron se bhi kya

kam baha hai aaftaab apna sitaaron se bhi kya

tukhm gul ki aankh zer khaak bhi be khawaab hai

kis quadar nashowanma ke waaste be taab hai

zindagi ka shola us daane mein jo mastor hai

khud numaai khodafzaayi ke liye majboor hai

sardi marqad se bhi afsurda ho sakta nahi

khaak mein dab kar bhi apna soz kho sakta nahi

phool ban kar apni turbat se nikal aata hai ye

maut se goya quaba zindagi paata hai ye

hai lahad us quwwat aashufta ki sheeraaza band

daalti hai gardan gardoon mein jo apni kamand

maut tajdeed mazaaque zindagi ka naam hai

khawaab ke parde mein bedaari ka ik paighaam hai

khogar parwaaz ko parwaaz mein dar kuchh nahi

maut us gulshan mein juz sanjeedan par kuchh nahi

kahte hain ahal jahan dard ajal hai la dawa

zakhm furqat waqt ke marham se paata hai shifa

dil magar gham marne waalon ka jahan aabaad hai

halqua zanjeer subh w shaam se aazaad hai

waqt ke afsoon se thamta naaliya maatam nahi

waqt zakhm tegh furqat ka koi marham nahi

sar pe aajaati hai jab koi museebat naaghan

ashk paiham deediya insan se hote hain rawan

rabt ho jaata hai dil ko naala w fariyaad se

khoon dil bahta hai aankhon ki sarishk aabaad se

aadmi taab shakebaai se go mahroom hai

us ki fitrat mein ye ik ehsaas naamlom hai

jauhar insan adam se aashna hota nahi

aankh se ghaayab toh hota hai fanaa hota nahi

rakht hasti khaak gham ki shola afshaani se hai

sard ye aag us lateef ehsaas ke paani se hai

aah ye zabt fughan ghaflat ki khaamoshi nahi

aaghi hai ye dil aasaayi faraamoshi nahi

pardiya mashrique se jis dam jalwa gar hoti hai subh

daagh shab ka daaman aafaaque se dhoti hai subh

laala afsurda ko aatish quaba karti hai ye

be zaban taair ko saramsat nawa karti hai ye

seena bulbul ke zindan se sarod aazaad hai

seenakdon naghmon se baad saj dam aabaad hai

khafatgaan laala zaar w kohsaar w rodbaad

hote hain aakhir uroos zindagi se hamaknaar

ye agar aaeen hasti hai ki ho har shaam subh

marqad insan ki shab ka kyoon na ho anjaam subh

daam seemeen takheel hai mira aafaaque geer

kar liya hai jis se teri yaad ko mein ne aseer

yaad se teri dil dard aashna maamoor hai

jaise kaabe mein duaaon se faza maamoor hai

wo faraayaz ka tasalsal naam hai jis ka hayaat

jalwa gaahein us ki hain laakhon jahan be sabaat

makhatlaf har manzil hasti ki rasm w raah hai

aakhrat bhi zindagi ki ek jaulan gaah hai

hai wahan be haasli kisht ajal ke waaste

saaz gaar aab w hua tukhm amal ke waaste

noor fitrat zulmat paikar ka zindaani nahi

tang aisa halqah afkaar ansaani nahi

zindagaani thi tiri mahtaab se taabanda tar

khoob tar tha subh ke taare se bhi tera safar

misl aeewaan sahar marqad farozan ho tira

noor se maamoor ye khaaki shabistan ho tira

aasman teri lahad par shabnam afshaani kare

sabziya norasta us ghar ki nigahbaani kare