jahan-e-ghuncha-e-dil ka faqat chaTakna tha

jahan-e-ghuncha-e-dil ka faqat chatakna tha
usi ki bu-e-pareshan wajud-e-duniya tha
ye kah ke kal koi be-ikhtiyar rota tha
wo ek nigah sahi kyun kisi ko dekha tha


tanaben kucha-e-qatil ki khinchti jati thin
shahid-e-tegh-e-ada mein bhi zor kitna tha
bas ek jhalak nazar aai ude kalim ke hosh
bas ek nigah hui khak tur-e-sina tha


har ek ke hath faqat ghaflaten thin hosh-numa
ki apne aap se begana-war jina tha
yahi hua ki fareb-e-umid-o-yas mite
wo pa gae tere hathon hamein jo pana tha


chaman mein ghuncha-e-gul khilkhila ke murjhae
yahi wo the jinhen hans hans ke jaan dena tha
nigah-e-mehr mein jis ki hain sad payam-e-fana
usi ka aalam-e-ijad-o-naz beja tha


jahan tu jalwa-numa tha larazti thi duniya
tere jamal se kaisa jalal paida tha
hayat-o-marg ke kuchh raaz khul gae honge
fasana-e-shab-e-gham warna dosto kya tha


shab-e-adam ka fasana gudaz sham-e-hayat
siwae kaif-e-fana mera majra kya tha
kuchh aisi baat na thi tera dur ho jaana
ye aur baat ki rah rah ke dard uthta tha


na puchh sud-o-ziyan karobar-e-ulfat ke
wagarna yun to na pana tha kuchh na khota tha
lagawten wo tere husn-e-be-niyaz ki aah
main teri bazm se jab na-umid uttha tha


tujhe hum ai dil-e-dard-ashna kahan dhunden
hum apne hosh mein kab the koi jab uttha tha
adam ka raaz sada-e-shikast saz-e-hayat
hijab-e-zist bhi kitna latif parda tha


ye iztirab-o-sukun bhi thi ek fareb-e-hayat
ki apne haal se begana-war jina tha
kahan pe chuk hui tere be-qararon se
zamana dusri karwat badalne wala tha


ye koi yaad hai ye bhi hai koi mahwiyyat
tere khayal mein tujh ko bhi bhul jaana tha
kahan ki chot ubhar aai husn-e-taban mein
dam-e-nazara wo rukh dard sa chamakta tha


na puchh ramz-o-kinayat chashm-e-saqi ke
bas ek hashr-e-khamosh anjuman mein barpa tha
chaman chaman thi gul-e-dagh-e-ishq se hasti
usi ki nikhat-e-barbaad ka zamana tha


wo tha mera dil-e-khun-gashta jis ke mitne se
bahaar-e-bagha-e-jinan thi wajud-e-duniya tha
qasam hai baada-kasho chashm-e-mast-e-saqi ki
batao hath se kya jam-e-mai sambhalta tha


visal us se main chahun kahan ye dil mera
ye ro raha hun ki kyun us ko main ne dekha tha
umid yas bani yas phir umid bani
us ek nazar mein fareb-e-nigah kitna tha


ye soz-o-saz-e-nihan tha wo soz-o-saz-e-ayan
visal-o-hijr mein bas farq tha to itna tha
shikast-e-saz-e-chaman thi bahaar-e-lala-o-gul
khizan machalti thi ghuncha jahan chatakta tha


har ek sans hai tajdid-e-yaad-e-ayyami
guzar gaya wo zamana jise guzarna tha
na koi wada na koi yaqin na koi umid
magar hamein to tera intizar karna tha


kisi ke sabr ne be-sabr diya sab ko
'firaq' naza mein karwat koi badalta tha