gul-bang thi gulon ki hamara tarana tha apna bhi us chaman mein kabhi aashiyana tha kucha mein us ke nala mera be-kasana tha apna bhi is chaman mein kabhi aashiyana tha jab koi zulf mein bhi na kuchh dakhl-e-shana tha saudai tha mizaj mera aashiqana tha bulbul ko apna nala mauzun tarana tha har gul bhi mail ghazal-e-ashiqana tha nalon mein bulbulon ki jo rang-e-tarana tha fasl-e-bahaar thi wo gulon ka zamana tha uljha hua jo gesu-e-jaanan mein shana tha sumbul mein ek aur naya shakh-e-shana tha saudaiyon ko thi teri uljhan bala ki raat zulf-e-dota ka tul-o-tawil ek fasana tha jate hain aap aur bura haal hai mera aati jo ab to maut ko achchha bahana tha tir-e-nigah ki jo kaman thi judi hui apna jigar kabhi to kabhi dil nishana tha dariya-e-mai ki ghat utarenge hum unhen shirin ka ju-e-shir ka agla zamana tha apni shab-e-visal ka allah-re ehtimam shabnam ki shabnami thi falak shamiyana tha kamli ko apna tan ke soya faqir mast kya pashm tha amiron ka jo shamiyana tha kaba ka ehtiram khuda-saz ho gaya us waqt mein kahan ye tera aastana tha dair-o-haram mein kya tha agar hum se puchhiye shayan-e-sajda-e-yar tera aastana tha kunj-e-qafas mein shikwa-e-sayyaad kya karun us ka qusur kya hai mera aab-o-dana tha rozi hua hai dana-e-zanjir-o-ab-e-tegh qismat ka aashiqon ki ye hai aab-o-dana tha lohe ke the chane tere chhinte ghazab ke thi sayyaad khub apne liye aab-o-dana tha ho mujh sa andalib khush-ilhan asir-e-dam sayyaad ka nasib mera aab-o-dana tha gandum jo khuld mein to yahan thi sharab-e-nab ek main tha do jagah pe mera aab-o-dana tha rind-e-sharab-e-khar raha main tamam-umr angur ka nasib mujhe aab-o-dana tha main wo sadaf hun jis ke hai dariya-dili ka shor jo hans chug raha hai mera aab-o-dana tha bulbul ke aage apni badi baat rah gai ghuncha se to kahin tera chhuta diya na hath rangin-khayaliyan dam-e-fikr-e-sukhan na thin zeb tan-e-urus libas-e-shahana tha missi kabhi mali kabhi gesu bana kiye shab-bhar shab-e-visal mein hila-bahana tha tujh se siwa to ai sanam allah ka hi nam achchha tha han hasin tha yusuf bura na tha yaran-e-raftagan ka nishan khak dhundhiye reg-e-rawan ka qafila tha jo rawana tha munh dekhi un ke samne kahte nahin hain hum apni zaban pe wasf-e-dahan ghaebana tha baad-e-bahaar ja ke oda lai bagh mein kya ganj-e-shaegan zar-e-gul ka khazana tha apna samand-e-umr jama jam ke ud gaya shayad hamara raaz-e-nafas taziyana tha raaz-e-nihan kisi pe na apna ayan hua na-ashna-e-gosh hamara fasana tha pahchaniye to khak ke putlon ki khak ko begana kaun kaun sa un mein yagana tha us shoala-ru ki thi jo dil-e-saf mein jagah aatish-kada ye 'mehr' ka aaina-khana tha