haq kaha dar pe jis ne wo bashar kaisa tha

haq kaha dar pe jis ne wo bashar kaisa tha
sach batao mujhe wo ahl-e-nazar kaisa tha
shahr-e-ashob likha jis ke liye logon ne
kaise bashinde the us ke wo nagar kaisa tha


jal gaya rakh hua yun to nasheman ujda
dekhne walo kaho raqs-e-sharar kaisa tha
shakh par jitne parinde the sabhi chikh pade
tutne wala na-jaane wo shajar kaisa tha


dastan-e-gham-o-alam meri jhut sahi
tere chehre pe wo ta-der asar kaisa tha
jab nazar us pe padi aur mera dil dhadka
kaun tha us mein khuda jaane wo ghar kaisa tha


kya koi hadsa-e-maut hua tha waqe'
ek hujum aaj sar-e-rahguzar kaisa tha
tum ne dekha tha 'jamali' ko sunao logo
han wo sha'ir na sahi ahl-e-nazar kaisa tha