poshida tha jo sab pe ayan kyun nahin hua
haq mein hamare nek guman kyun nahin hua

sarsabz ho ke dil-nashin ban jati ye zamin
aisa gudaz sail-e-rawan kyun nahin hua

naghmon ke darmiyan fasana tha pur-kashish
dilkash faza mein raqs jawan kyun nahin hua

kal tak gali hamari darakhshan na ho saki
ab to batao aisa miyan kyun nahin hua

shan-o-shikoh mein wo hamesha tha taza-dam
ghar ki faza mein jazb makan kyun nahin hua

jalta raha hamara zamana chahaar-su
shoalon ke beach us ka jahan kyun nahin hua

chehra khula sa un ki nazar ke qarib tha
pesh-e-nigah dard-e-nihan kyun nahin hua

hairat-zada thi aql hamari ye soch kar
jo kuchh wahan hua tha yahan kyun nahin hua

hamd-o-sana dua se sanwara gaya tha shahr
'jafar' magar wo ja-e-aman kyun nahin hua