bahaar-e-husn jawan-marg surat-e-gul-e-tar
misal-e-khar magar umr-e-dard-e-ishq daraaz

wo widyapati ki shairi ki
masum-o-hasin-o-shokh radha

wo apne khayal ka kanhaiya
in shahron mein dhundne gai thi

dastur tha jin ka sang-bari
wo 'faiz'-o-'firaq' ziyaada

taqdis-e-badan ki naghma-khwan thi
tahzib-e-badan ki raaz-dan thi

gulnar badan ki tahniyat mein
gulnar labon se gul-fishan thi

lab-ashna lab ghazal ke misre
jism-ashna jism nazm-paikar

lafzon ki hatheliyan hinai
tashbihon ki ungliyan gulabi

sarsabz khayal ka gulistan
mubham se kuchh aansuon ke chashme

aahon ki wo halki si hawaen
sad-barg hawa mein muntashir the

titli thi ki raqs kar rahi thi
aur dard ke baadalon se chhan kar

naghmon ki phuware pad rahi thi
pur-shor munafiqat ke bazar

afwahen farokht kar rahe the
wo apni shikasta shakhsiyat ko

ashaar ki chadaron ke andar
is tarah sametne lagi thi

ehsas mein aa rahi thi wusat
nazron ka ufuq badal raha tha

aur dard-e-jahan-e-adamiyat
tute hue dil mein dhal raha tha

is aalam-e-kaif-o-kam mein ek din
ek hadse ka shikar ho kar

jab khun ka kafan pahan liya to
udtin saliben nauha-khwan thin

khamosh tha karb-e-khud-kalami
ab kuchh nahin rah gaya hai baqi

baqi hai sukhan ki dil-nawazi
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jannat mein hai jashn-e-nau ka saman
mahfil mein 'majaz'-o-'bairan' hain

maujud hain 'keats' aur 'shaili'
ye marg-e-jawan ke sare aashiq

khush hain ki zamin-e-pak se ek
nau-marg-e-bahaar aa gai hai

lipti hui khak ki hai khushbu
aur saya-fagan sahab-e-rahmat