ek taswir

rah-e-ulfat ki riwayat-e-kuhan zinda hain
sar-ba-kaf ahl-e-wafa bahr-e-tamasha guzre
dard ki raat wahi karb ka ehsas wahi
aamad-e-subh-e-tamanna ka guman kya guzre


khauf kaliyon ka tabassum bhi chura leta hai
ufuq-e-jabr andheron ka pata deta hai
ek taswir jo aawezan thi aiwanon mein
khun ka ghaza male husn-e-sitam ho jaise


paikar-e-tamkanat-o-naz-o-ghurur-e-baatil
dar-e-zindan pe tashaddud ka alam ho jaise
ab wo taswir kisi gosha-e-aiwan mein nahin
zikr us but ka kisi bazm-e-shabistan mein nahin


is se pahle bhi kai bar hua hai aisa
phir bhi arbab-e-hawas zahr-e-hawas pite hain
aadamiyyat ka taqaddus hai pasheman un se
dast-e-tazir se zakhmon ke dahan site hain


waqt ka silsila-e-sham-o-sahar yaad nahin
un ko tarikh ka andaz-e-safar yaad nahin