husn-e-jaanan

tu ki shahkar-e-sanna'-e-har-awwalin
tu bayan mein nahin dastaras mein nahin
husn kafir tera aankh tauba-shikan
daw par lag gae jaan-o-iman bhi


tu dalil-e-sahar sham'-e-bahr-o-bar
rah-e-iman bhi rang-e-wijdan bhi
teri aankhon mein dair-o-haram qaid hai
jam-e-gulfam kya jam-e-jam qaid hai


gahe rang-e-ghilaf-e-haram ho gain
gahe rang-e-hina dam-ba-dam ho gain
gahe kitnon ko bhatka diya rah se
gahe ye manzilon ka 'alam ho gain


teri palken jhukin chand dhalne lage
sham hone lagi zakhm jalne lage
sahira phir tera sehr hone laga
log girne lage hosh udne lage


tera rukhsar hai chandni ki haya
dudh mein jaise sindur ghulne laga
tere rukhsar rang-e-shafaq ho gae
ya'ni ye sha'iri ke ufuq ho gae


kis ko tashbih dun isti'ara karun
lab ko lab ke liye hi gawara karun
hont kya aayaten hain ye quran ki
jaan hain jaan-e-jaan ye teri jaan ki


un se chhu len to alfaz khushbu banen
qahqahe nur ban jaen jadu banen
shabnami pankhudi pankhudi hain faqat
aur kya main kahun zindagi hain faqat


sochta hun to kuchh socha jata nahin
husn tera to ab dekha jata nahin
ya'ni 'jawed-akhtar’ ne sach hi kaha
husn-e-jaanan ki ta'rif mumkin nahin


husn-e-jaanan ki ta'rif mumkin nahin