ai ki tha uns tujhe ishq ke afsanon se
zindagani teri aabaad thi rumanon se

sher ki god mein palti thi jawani teri
tere sheron se ubalti thi jawani teri

rashk-e-firdaus tha har husn bhara khwab tera
ek pamal khilauna tha ye mahtab tera

nikhat-e-sher se mahki hui rahti thi sada
nashsha-e-fikr mein bahki hui rahti thi sada

shirkat-e-ghair se begana the naghme tere
ismat-e-hur ka afsana the naghme tere

sher ki khalwat-e-rangin thi pari-khana tera
mast khwabon ke jaziron mein tha kashana tera

ghaeb-az-chashm thi jannat ki bahaaron ki tarah
dast-e-insan se thi mahfuz sitaron ki tarah

sohbat-e-ghair se ghabraati thi tanhai teri
aaine se bhi to sharmati thi tanhai teri

subh ki tarah se doshiza thi hasti teri
bu-e-gul ki tarah pakiza thi hasti teri

naghma-o-sher ke firdaus mein tu rahti thi
yaksar ilham o tarannum tha jo tu kahti thi

tere ashaar the jannat ki bahaaron ke hujum
tere afkar the zarrin sitaron ke hujum

dard-e-sheri ke tassur se to maghmum thi tu
aasman ka magar ek ghuncha-e-masum thi tu

mauj-e-kausar ka chhalakta hua paimana thi
ghair honton ke tasawwur se bhi begana thi

ab gawara hui kyun ghair ki sohbat tujh ko
kyun pasand aa gai na-jins ki shirkat tujh ko

auj-e-taqdis ko pasti ki ada bha gai kyun
teri tanhai ki jannat pe khizan chha gai kyun

sher o ruman ke wo khwab kahan hain tere
wo nuqush-e-gul-o-mahtab kahan hain tere

kaun si turfa ada bha gai is duniya mein
khuld ko chhod ke kyun aa gai is duniya mein

ho gai aam tu nur-e-mah-e-taban ki tarah
aah kyun jal na bujhi sham-e-shabistan ki tarah

apni doshiza bahaaron ko na khona tha kabhi
wo kali thi tu jise phul na hona tha kabhi

iffaten mit ke jawani ko mita jati hain
phul kumhlate hain kaliyan kahin kumhlati hain

bulbul-e-mast-nawa dasht mein kyun rahne lagi
naghma-e-tar ki jagah marsiya kyun kahne lagi

hawas-aluda hui pak jawani teri
ghair ki raat hai ab aur kahani teri

kis ko malum tha tu is qadar arzan hogi
zinat-e-mahfil o pamal-e-shabistan hogi

jazb-e-iffat ka mayassar tha jo irfan tujh ko
kyun na marghub hua shewa-e-jaanan tujh ko

tirgi hirs ki huron ko bhi bahka hi gai
tere bistar pe bhi aakhir ko shikan aa hi gai

ab nahin tujh mein wo huron ki si iffat baqi
hur thi tujh mein, gai, rah gai aurat baqi

han wo aurat jise bachchon ka fasana kahiye
barbat-e-nafs ka ek fuhsh tarana kahiye

jis mein hai zahr ufunat ka wo paimana kahen
ek gunahon ka bhabhakta hua mai-khana kahen

nauha-khwan apni jawan maut ka hone de mujhe
muskura tu magar is haal pe rone de mujhe