marsiya-e-sir-sayyad radif ye

arsh ke nuri zamin ke farsh par aane ko hain
aur ek khaki ko sair-e-khuld dikhlane ko hain
bagh-e-jannat ko sidhaara sayyad-e-ali-maqam
rah mein us ki malaek nur barsane ko hain


wae-hasrat chal diya duniya se wo mahbub-e-qaum
aur jo baqi hain us ke hijr mein jaane ko hain
saqi-e-marhum tere baada-khwaron ke liye
khun-e-dil pine ko aur lakht-e-jigar khane ko hain


gulshan-e-millat mein ghunchon ne abhi kholi thi aankh
ek jhonke se khizan ke ab wo murjhane ko hain
chhup gaya wo ru-e-rakhshan mehr-e-alam-tab ka
ab shab-e-yalda ki har-su zulmaten chhane ko hain


ai shah-e-be-taj wo matam ki tere dhum hai
taj-daron ke alam is gham se jhuk jaane ko hain
dasht mein dun lag rahi hai qais ke matam mein aaj
aahuwan-e-najd ki aankhon mein ashk aane ko hain


ek sine mein thi sayyad ke tadap islam ki
hum musalman sab barae nam kahlane ko hain
karwan-e-qaum ka hangama tere dam se tha
ye na tha malum hazrat kuch farmane ko hain


bosa-gah-e-qaum hoga tere sang-e-astan
naqsh-e-pa par tere lakhon qafile aane ko hain
har zaman in rahguzar ra karwan-e-digar ast
kushtagan-e-ishq ra har lakht jaan-e-digar ast


hae wo khurshid-e-anwar chehra-e-taban tera
hae wo mah-e-munawwar aariz-e-rakhshan tera
wo nigahen jaan-faza aur wo adaen dil-ruba
wo jabin-e-dil-kusha wo dil-faroz unwan tera


hae us rish-e-mubarak par wo barish nur ki
sham-e-piri mein bayaz-e-subh nur-afshan tera
hae wo jaan-e-basirat tera nurani dimagh
hae wo kan-e-mohabbat sina-e-sozan tera


wo teri shan-e-jalali wo tera roab-e-jamal
pad gai jis par nazar tha banda-e-farman tera
mehdi-o-mushtaq hamdam shibli-o-haali nadim
aur zain-ul-abdin khasai-e-khasan tera


baam-o-dar collage ke hain matam mein tere sar nigun
marsiyan-khwan ban gaya har kakh-o-har-aiwan tera
dil se khisht-o-sang ke collage mein uthti hai sada
kya hua mir-e-imarat khana-e-viran tera


ta-jahan mein hai tere nana ki ummat ko baqa
qaum mein matam rahega sayyad-ahmad-khan tera
banda-parwar waqt-e-rukhsat yaad farmaya na kyun
nazir-e-mahjur tha wabasta-e-daman tera


ai chaman paira-e-millat tere shauq-e-did mein
tha nawa-sanj-e-fughan ye bulbul-e-bustan tera
sar-ba-sahra ab rahenge aah diwane tere
sham-e-turbat ka karenge tauf parwane tere


hae bazm-e-qaum mein ab jalwa farmaega kaun
mah ke manind haale mein nazar aaega kaun
ai masiha qaum ke tujh bin izam-e-khasta ko
qum-be-izni kah ke ab jumbish mein phir laega kaun


dekh kar chitwan teri uthte the dil mein walwale
is nigah-e-garm se ab dil ko garmaega kaun
tha tera ru-e-munawwar ek najm-e-rahnuma
ab wo nurani faza zulmat mein dikhlaega kaun


us shua-e-ruh-parwar se phir ai mah-e-munir
dil ke dariya mein wo raqs-e-mauj dikhlaega kaun
khana-jangi har taraf hai mashar-e-islam mein
hae tujh bin in ke ye uljhao suljhaega kaun


dar-o-gir-e-dahr misl-e-arsa-e-shatranj hai
yar-e-shatir ban ke is ki chaal batlaega kaun
ghuggiyon ka rup bhar kar qaum ki stage par
ma nami khwahem nang-o-nam ra gaega kaun


ruth kar jata hai sayyad aao len is ko mana
warna itni mushkilen aasan farmaega kaun
dafn karna sahn mein collage ke sir-sayyad ki lash
is khalilullah se kabe ko chhudwaega kaun


yun to lakhon aaenge is najd mein aur jaenge
sayyad ahmad sa junun-saman magar aaega kaun
ai harifan aan qadah ba-shikast-o-an saqi numand
jura-e-juz ashk-e-khun dar jam-e-ma baqi numand


sayyad-e-marhum ummat ka bhala karta raha
fikr-e-millat roz-o-shab subh-o-masa karta raha
jo falah-e-qaum ki aai samajh mein us ki baat
barmala kahta raha aur barmala karta raha


thi use parwah-e-tahsin aur na kuchh nafrin ka dar
us ko jo karna tha be-ru-o-riya karta raha
na-saza sunta raha aur marhaba kahta raha
kufr ke fatwon mein kaam islam ka karta raha


gar hue nakaamiyon se hausle yaron ke past
himmat-e-ali ka apni iqtiza karta raha
qaum mein phir taza zauq-e-but-parasti dekh kar
ek naya kaba aligarh mein bana karta raha


ai ki collage ke ye qasr-o-khak-o-aiwan dekhiye
kaam jo shahon ka tha so ye gada karta raha
us ne ki islam aur auham-e-baatil mein tamiz
zang se aaina-e-din ki jila karta raha


kufr ke hamlon mein tha islam ki daim sipar
aalam-e-ummat ye kar-e-ambiya karta raha
shahid-e-urdu ki zulfon ke nikale pech-o-kham
husn ke ghamzon ko fitrat-ashna karta raha


ye chali thi ummat-e-marhum sail-e-ghadr mein
maut ke tufan mein kar-e-nakhuda karta raha
zindagi sayyad ki thi qalb-e-tapan ki zindagi
thi jahan ki zindagi jaan-e-jahan ki zindagi


chhup gaya wo mehr-e-taban bazm-e-dauran chhod kar
matla-e-ummid ka tarik unwan chhod kar
fasl-e-gul mein wo chala bazm-e-gulistan chhod kar
shakh sare aarzu ke gul-ba-daman chhod kar


nala-e-dil-doz sahn-e-bostan mein sar kiya
bulbulan-e-zar ne daras-e-gulistan chhod kar
aa liya sail-e-fana ne karwan salar ko
qafile ko dasht-e-hirman mein pareshan chhod kar


pir-e-kanan ki judai se jigar hai pash pash
go chala hai misr mein wo mah-e-kanan chhod kar
so gaya kunj-e-lahad mein shah-e-be-taj-o-sarir
bagh-o-ragh-o-bargah-o-qasr-o-aiwan chhod kar


faiz se tere rahi wabasta hasil ki ummid
tishna-lab kahti na jae abr-e-naisan chhod kar
ye to batla de ki hai kis ka sahaara qaum ko
kaba-e-dil qibla-e-jaan tera daman chhod kar


kaun hoga mard-e-maidan ab masaf-e-dahr ka
hath mein kis ke chala hai go wo chaugan chhod kar
banda-parwar ye junun-e-ishq ke shayan na tha
sair-e-gulzar-e-iram khar-e-mughilan chhod kar


gahe-gahe qaum ki haalat pe bhi karna nazar
sair-e-jannat chhod kar gul-gasht-e-rizwan chhod kar
is chaman mein ruh mandlati rahegi aap ki
jaegi bulbul kahan bazm-e-gulistan chhod kar


dar-e-fani ki hai 'nazir' garche fani zindagi
kushtagan-e-ishq ki hai jawedani zindagi