shahr-e-ghazal mein bikne ko tayyar kaun hai

shahr-e-ghazal mein bikne ko tayyar kaun hai
yusuf nahin to zinat-e-bazar kaun hai
sab ke labon pe nara-e-mansur hai magar
ye dekhna hai aaj sar-e-dar kaun hai


apna zamir jhut kabhi bolta nahin
tum hi kaho ki sahab-e-kirdar kaun hai
tark-e-talluqat ko ek umr ho gai
tanhaiyon mein mail-e-guftar kaun hai


taswiren roz banti hain sheron ki shakl mein
mere tasawwuraat ka shahkar kaun hai
jalne ko shama bhi jali parwana bhi jala
kaise kahen ki kis ka wafadar kaun hai


hum log khanqahon mein jaenge kis tarah
sab parsa hain hum sa gunahgar kaun hai
ashkon ke phul le ke main nikla to hun 'rais'
ye dekhna hai un ka kharidar kaun hai