unki aaraish se mere kaam ban jaenge kya

un ki aaraish se mere kaam ban jaenge kya
dil ki gutthi shana-ha-e-zulf suljhaenge kya
wasl ke wade se khush ho kar na mar jaenge kya
nama-bar hansta hua aata hai khud aaenge kya


qaidi-e-gham turbaton mein aur un ko ye khayal
katne mein ek shab-e-furqat ke mar jaenge kya
kaam apna kar chuke ahl-e-wafa shak hai to ho
sar nahin baqi shahidon ke qasam khaenge kya


arz-e-matlab ke liye ai dil zaban khulti nahin
kuchh ishaare main karunga wo samajh jaenge kya
hath idhar uthta nahin hai tar udhar baqi nahin
denge wo kya aur hum daman ko phailaenge kya


qissa-e-farhad-o-majnun kyun sunate ho hamein
jab pareshani se matlab hai to ghabraen kya
mehman-e-ku-e-jaanan ho ke dil betab hai
main to samjhata nahin wo bhi na samjhaenge kya


mast rahte hain hamesha mai-faroshan-e-jamal
hum to mangenge koi saghar wo farmaenge kya
kyun na chup baithun qafas mein dur hi fasl-e-bahaar
aah-o-zari se meri mausam badal jaenge kya


tinke tinke ka khuda-hafiz chale hum bagh se
alwidaa ai aashiyan ab ja ke phir aaenge kya
dil ki bimari ka uqda kholna dushwar hai
jo nahin samjhe wo 'saqib' mujh ko samjhaenge kya