peshawar ki sair

har ek dilruba mila
har ek ba-wafa mila
jise tha pas-e-dosti
wahi utha badha mila


nashist jis ki dur thi
qarib aa gaya mila
peshawar aane ka mujhe
sahi jo lutf tha mila


hansi mili khushi mili
khudi mili khuda mila
raqib tha khicha khicha
habib tha ghula mila


nazar nazar ada ada
main dekhta chala gaya
gulon mein zindagi mili
chaman mein dilkashi mili


khushi gale lagi mili
mili hansi khushi mili
chaman chaman rawish rawish
bahaar husn ki mili


kahin banawaten milin
kahin pe sadgi mili
kahin pe zulmaten milin
kahin pe raushni mili


nazar kisi nigah se
kabhi hati kabhi mili
na tha koi jo tokta
main dekhta chala gaya


har ek samt khan hain
shakil hain jawan hain
na nun hain na nan hain
ye sab ke sab pathan hain


jihad in ki shan hai
jihad ki ye shan hain
ye ghaziyon ke hain pisar
mujahidon ki jaan hain


ye sab khuda-parast hain
khudi ke tarjuman hain
badi badi haweliyan
bade bade nishan hain


nazara-ha-e-dilruba
main dekhta chala gaya
'ajib chiz hai yahan
hasin raat ka saman


nigah jis taraf karo
chamak rahi hain bijliyan
hasin log chaar-su
sadak pe hain rawan-dawan


'imaraton ke samne
jhuka hua hai aasman
ki dekhne ki chiz hain
idhar udhar yahan wahan


secretariyon ki motaren
kamishnaron ki kothiyan
bahaar thi nikhaar tha
main dekhta chala gaya


ye khush-libas ladkiyan
hasin hasin jawan jawan
husul-e-‘ilm ke liye
qadam qadam rawan-dawan


khushi se dil mahak uthe
nazar padi jahan-jahan
khuli hui kitab mein
sharafaton ki dastan


haqiqaten simat gain
thahar ke dam liya jahan
sharab ki misal hain
shabab ki ye surkhiyan


ye inqalab ki ada
main dekhta chala gaya
hakim bhi hain pir bhi
amir bhi kabir bhi


assembly mein jalwa-gar
bade bade wazir bhi
ki jin ke wotaron mein hain
aqil bhi kasir bhi


unhin ke dam se aaj hai
ye shahr-e-be-nazir bhi
hamare leaderon mein hain
shahir bhi basir bhi


muqim is maqam par
hain ek do safir bhi
yunhi bas ittifaq tha
main dekhta chala gaya


gharib log ba-wafa
amin-e-ghairat-o-haya
dhani hain apni baat ke
nahin hai khauf jaan ka


masarraton ki baat kar
musibaton ka zikr kya
kabhi jo waqt aa pada
bura bhala guzar gaya


dahi qadim baat hai
na kuchh ghata na kuchh badha
ki shukr jin ki shan hai
shikayaton se un ko kya


phata hua libas tha
main dekhta chala gaya
ye sha'iron ki bazm hai
ki 'arsa-gah-e-razm hai


tarah tarah ki boliyan
alag alag hain toliyan
sukhan mein koi fard hai
kisi ka rang zard hai


hain in mein shahsawar bhi
buzurg-e-ba-waqar bhi
sabhi mein ye kamal hai
har ek jagah ye haal hai


mariz ho ki ho maraz
mujhe kisi se kya gharaz
musha’era zarur tha
main dekhta chala gaya