ghaalib dilli mein

'ghaalib' ne ki ye arz khudawand-e-zul-jalal
jannat se kuchh dinon ke liye kar mujhe bahaal
mah-wash mere kalam ko sazon pe gae hain
qismat ne baad marne ke kya din dikhae hain


shaer jo munharif the wo marub ho gae
aiwan jo mere nam se mansub ho gae
khadim ka is idare se rishta hai bahami
ek bar main bhi dekh lun ghaalib-academy


har shakhs ke huzur main phailae hat tha
na-qadriyon ke daur mein fidwi hayat tha
hukm-e-khuda hua ki zara jald jaiye
duniya ko ja ke phir se zara dekh aaiye


'saghar' ba-ehtiram khuda ke wakil ne
dilli mein la ke chhod diya jibrail ne
ek sath do basen jo bhana-bhan guzar gain
huron ne jo sanwari thin zulfen bikhar gain


kandhe se kandha mar ke mah-wash nikal gaya
ula se sani sher ka meter badal gaya
baithe jo bus mein aur hue hosh bakhta
jannat ki samt udti nazar aai fakhta


jhatke se bas ke reshmi poshak phat gai
jhurmut mein ladkiyon ke the aur jeb kat gai
dekha jo hippiyon ko to dil shad ho gae
samjhe ki qaidi qaid se aazad ho gae


khufiya police bhi aada-o-atwar dekh kar
pichhe lagi thi jubba-o-dastar dekh kar
'ghaalib' ki jo nigah idhar se udhar gai
urdu ki ek kitab nazar se guzar gai


urdu ke zar-nigar kisi aaftab ne
tote ko te se likkha tha khana-kharab ne
'ghaalib' ye samjhe yar kahin popala na ho
tasnif karne wala kahin totla na ho


ye dagh dhul sakenge na ashkon ke dhoe se
ta-umr main ne likkha hai tote ko toy se
wallah be-bulae baraati se ho gai
'ghaalib' ki bhent ek sahafi se ho gai


bole bade waqar se 'ghaalib' hai mera nam
jannat se sath aae hain jibrail zi-maqam
bole ki kitne logon pe 'ghaalib' ka bhut hai
hain aap waqai koi is ka subut hai


be-nur jo charagh hain wo aaftab hain
kis kis ko hum bataen ki 'ghaalib' janab hain
wallah jhum jaegi duniya huzur ki
jannat se sath laya hun taswir hur ki


taswir dekh kar kaha suniye bade miyan
is shakl ki milengi hazaron hi ladkiyan
huron se gah gah jo khat main ne pae hain
jibrail apne sath wo sab le ke aae hain


khat padh ke bole wah yahi khat hain kya janab
jin mein na soz-o-saz na shikwe na iztirab
ye khat bhi padh ke dekhiye jo mere pas hain
huron se badh ke ladkiyan yan adwance hain


har aarzu-e-dil ko ba-taswir likhti hain
mata pita ko panw ki zanjir likhti hain
aae the chaar roz ko jaldi guzar gae
'ghaalib' wafur-e-sharm se do din mein mar gae


puchha khuda ne haal to 'ghaalib' ne ye kaha
jannat se ab na jaega ye banda-e-khuda
jina zamane walon ne dushwar kar diya
pahchanne se bhi mere inkar kar diya


aai sada-e-haq ki yahi band-o-bast hain
tere watan ke log to murda-parast hain