ai hasan kuza-gar tu ne jaana ki main jism-o-jaan ke talluq ki raushan guzargah se ek jahan ka safar jhel kar us rifaqat ki dahliz tak aai hun ai hasan kash tu jaan sakta ki is sahn khana se dahliz tak ke safar mein jahan zad ko kyun zamane lage hain hasan is safar mein jahan zad ko ek ek gam par waqt ke taziyane lage hain hasan waqt malik bhi hai dewta bhi muhafiz bhi hai aur khwaja-sara bhi ye dekha hai main ne ki jab bhi darichon mein taza shagufa khula hai hawa se wo hans kar zara sa gale bhi mila hai to khwaja-sara ki nazar se kahan bach saka hai magar dekh mujh ko ki main ne yahan thik nau sal tak phul kadhe hain khwabon ke bistar pe lekin abhi tak koi in pe soya nahin phul taza shagufta aur aazurda hain main ne nau sal surat-gari ki hai tere har ek lams ki raat bhar main ne aankhen bhigoi hain kuzon mein aur subh dam halaq ko tar kiya aansuon se bahut ye masafat ye nau sal ki be-mahaba masafat tere dar ke aage mujhe khinch lai magar tu yahan chaak par apni dhun mein magan hai nigahen utha dekh to main jahan zad teri tere samne hun magar tu ne sach hi kaha tha zamana jahan zad wo chaak hai jis pe mina-o-jam-o-subu aur fanus-o-gul-dan ki manind bante bigadte hain insan so ab hum jo sadiyon ki lambi masafat se laute hain to apne ranjur kuzon mein jhojha hua hai ye tera qusur aur na meri khata hai koi kuza-gar to hamara bhi hoga so ye us ki hikmat ki us ne hamein chaak par dhaalte waqt lamhon ka pher is nazakat se rakha ki hum apni apni jagah sirf shashdar khade the kai dast-e-chabuk ke be-jaan putle mare aur tere darmiyan saj gae the so ye us ki hikmat magar waqt is darja saffak kyon hai ye mashshata-e-zindagi itni chaalak kyon hai mare aur tere darmiyan nau baras jis ne la kar bichhae ye nau sal kis taur main ne bitae ki sahil se kashti tak aate hue jaise takhte ke hamrah dil dagmagae wahi nau baras jo mere aur tere darmiyan waqt ki kirchiyan hain zamana bhi kaisi ajab kahkashan hai ye duniyae sayyargan hai ki jis mein hazaron kawakib musalsal kisi chaak par ghumte hain ye ajsam ke gird ajsam ka raqs hi zindagi hai meri jaan meri jaan tu chaak ke sath mitti ke rishte ko pahchanta tha hasan tu ne miti ke be-jaan putlon se takhliq ke jaan-gusil marhalon mein sada guftugu sau tarah guftugu ki zahanat ke putle mohabbat ke khaliq faqat ye bata de ki tere anasir ke ajza-e-tarkib mein wahima kaise aaya hasan tu wahan jhonpade mein akela gale mil ke roya tha kis se labib aur tu aur main aur haqiqat mein koi nahin tha tarah wahima mere lab mere gesu se lipta raha tha labib ek saya jise tu ne rog apni jaan ka banaya ye saya kahin gar haqiqat bhi hota to aakhir ko tu is haqiqat se kyon be-khabar tha ki har jism ke sath ek aaftab aur mahtab lazim ye taslis qaem hai qaem rahegi hasan mein tere samne aaina thi tere hijr aur wasl ka aaina inhimak o talluq ki mitti se gundhe hue jism ko teri aankhon ki hiddat ne chamkaya tha teri khalwat ki hairat ne wo rang o roghan kiye the ki aaine shashdar khade rah gae the magar teri khalwat ki hairat mein wahshat ka jo shaiba tha nigahon se meri kahan chhup saka tha mare aur tere darmiyan wasl ki har ghadi mein na jaane kahan se wahi sokhta bakht teri ki jo jaan-fishani ke shaalon se dahke hue zindagi ke abad tab-e-tannur par ungliyan tere bachchon ki thame khadi bhuk se barsar-e-jang thi jis ke nazdik ye tere kuze tere fan teri aag sab meri aankhen mere phul aur khwab sab zindagi ke abad tab-e-tannur ke rakh the teri is sokhta bakht ko kya khabar jab zamin apne mehwar ki tajdid mein harf-e-la se guzar jaegi to hazaron baras baad bhi ye azal ke gharondon ki mitti mein madfun phul aur bute ye kuze aur un mein unhi qaf aankhon se chhilke hue surkh pani ki talchhat kisi kuza-gar ke jawan lams se ji uthe to jahan zad us ke liye phir janm legi aur nau baras raqs karte guzar jaenge teri is sokhta bakht ko kya khabar wo raat wo halab ki karwan sira ka hauz jis ko main ne jism-o-jaan ki khushbuen kashid kar ke qatra qatra nau baras mein aansuon se pur kiya wo ek raat sirf ek raat mein tamam khushk ho gaya hum apne wasl ki tamazaton mein aise jal bujhe ki rakh tak nahin bachchi ye ek jaan ki tishnagi mujhe tujhe ba-yak zaman bhala kahan kahan na khinchti phiri magar ye tu ne kya kaha ki tere jaisi aurten jahan zad aisi uljhanen hain jin ko aaj tak koi nahin sulajh saka ki auraton ki zat hai wo tanz apne aap par jawab jin ka hum nahin to phir ye jam-o-mina-o-subu-o-hauz-o-rud nil is zamin ki god mein azal ki harf-gir tabnaki ke liye kahin bhi kuchh baham nahin ai hasan chaak par se zara apni nazren hata tu mere nau baras tak banae gae phul to dekh le phul taza shagufta aur aazurda hain yun na ho ki unhen bhuk aur muflisi ke satae hue mere bachche bhi nilam kar aaen ja kar kahin tere kuzon ki manind baghdad mein ai hasan daman-e-waqt par jitne phul aur bute saje hain jahan zad ki zakhm poron ne rang un mein apne junun ke bhare hain ye tawan hain champai ungliyon ka tere jam-o-mina pe jis khal-o-khad ki nazakat ki parchhaiyan thin tujhe kya khabar ye kin aankhon ki binaiyan thin hasan ye mohabbat ki jis ko teri sokhta bakht gardanti hai amiron ki bazi to mere tain ye amiron ki bazi kahan sirf bazigari thi mohabbat hamesha se muflis ka sarmaya-e-jaan rahi hai yahi to wo punji hai jis tak amiron ke hath ab bhi pahunche nahin hain tujhe ye guman tha ki aurat mohabbat ki bazi mein be-jaan patte ki surat kisi dast-e-chabuk ki marhun-e-minnat wo is khel mein ek mohre ki surat ki jab jis ne chaha use ek ghar se utha kar kisi dusre ghar ka malik banaya ki aurat faqat ek patthar ki murat ye taswir-e-hairat yunhi chup khadi hai yunhi chup rahegi magar yun nahin hai hasan tu ne dekha ki main qaid-e-auham o band-e-riwayat mein budhe attar yusuf ki dukan par apni aankhen tujhe nazr karti rahi budha attar wo kimiya-gar ki jis ne zamanon ke jangal se chehron ke phul aur bute chune wo mujhe aur tujhe jaanta tha magar main ne bazar mein tujh se aankhon ka aur dil ka sauda kiya ai hasan mere ek ek dariche pe kohna riwayat o zalim aqaed ka jangal uga tha hasan kash to meri aankhon se mere dariche ko takta to ye jaan sakta jahan tu khada tha wahan ek ek darz se meri aankhen mera jism chhan chhan ke kat kat ke girta raha tha