rukhsat hua wo bap se le kar khuda ka nam
rah-e-wafa ki manzil-e-awwal hui tamam
manzur tha jo man ki ziyarat ka intizam
daman se ashk ponchh ke dil se kiya kalam
izhaar-e-be-kasi se sitam hoga aur bhi
dekha hamein udas to gham hoga aur bhi
dil ko sambhaalta hua aakhir wo naunihaal
khamosh man ke pas gaya surat-e-khayal
dekha to ek dar mein hai baithi wo khasta-haal
sakta sa ho gaya hai ye hai shiddat-e-malal
tan mein lahu ka nam nahi zard rang hai
goya bashar nahi koi taswir-e-sang hai
kya jaane kis khayal mein gum thi wo be-gunah
nur-e-nazar ye dida-e-hasrat se ki nigah
jumbish hui labon ko bhari ek sard aah
li gosha-ha-e-chashm se ashkon ne rukh ki rah
chehre ka rang haalat-e-dil kholne laga
har mu-e-tan zaban ki tarah bolne laga
aakhir asir-e-yas ka qufl-e-dahan khula
afsana-e-shadaid-e-ranj-o-mehan khula
ek daftar-e-mazalim-e-charkh-e-kuhan khula
wa tha dahan-e-zakhm ki bab-e-sukhan khula
dard-e-dil-e-gharib jo sarf-e-bayan hua
khun-e-jigar ka rang sukhan se ayan hua
ro kar kaha khamosh khade kyun ho meri jaan
main jaanti hun jis liye aae ho tum yahan
sab ki khushi yahi hai to sahra ko ho rawan
lekin main apne munh se na hargiz kahungi han
kis tarah ban mein aaankhon ke tare ko bhej dun
jogi bana ke raj-dulare ko bhej dun
duniya ka ho gaya hai ye kaisa lahu sapid
andha kiye hue hai zar-o-mal ki umid
anjam kya ho koi nahi jaanta ye bhed
soche bashar to jism ho larzan misal-e-bid
likkhi hai kya hayat-e-abad in ke waste
phaila rahe hain jal ye kis din ke waste
leti kisi faqir ke ghar mein agar janam
hote na meri jaan ko saman ye baham
dasta na sanp ban ke mujhe shaukat-o-hasham
tum mere lal the mujhe kis saltanat se kam
main khush hun phunk de koi is takht-o-taj ko
tum hi nahi to aag laga dungi raj ko
kin kin riyazaton se guzare hain mah-o-sal
dekhi tumhaari shakl jab a mere naunihaal
pura hua jo byah ka arman tha kamal
aafat ye aai mujh pe hue jab safed baal
chhatti hun un se jog liya jin ke waste
kya sab kiya tha main ne isi din ke waste
aise bhi na-murad bahut aaenge nazar
ghar jin ke be-charagh rahe aah umr bhar
rahta mera bhi nakhl-e-tamanna jo be-samar
ye ja-e-sabr thi ki dua mein nahi asar
lekin yahan to ban ke muqaddar bigad gaya
phal phul la ke bagh-e-tamanna ujad gaya
sarzad hue the mujh se khuda jaane kya gunah
manjdhaar mein jo yun meri kashti hui tabah
aati nazar nahi koi amn-o-aman ki rah
ab yan se kuch ho to adam mein mile panah
taqsir meri khaliq-e-alam bahal kare
aasan mujh gharib ki mushkil ajal kare
sun kar zaban se man ki ye fariyaad-e-dard-khez
us khasta-jaan ke dil pe chali gham ki tegh-e-tez
aalam ye tha qarib ki aanhken hon ashk-rez
lekin hazar zabt se rone se ki gurez
socha yahi ki jaan se bekas guzar na jae
nashad hum ko dekh ke man aur mar na jae
phir arz ki ye madar-e-nashad ke huzur
mayus kyun hain aap alam ka hai kyun wafur
sadma ye shaq aalam-e-piri mein hai zarur
lekin na dil se kijiye sabr-o-qarar dur
shayad khizan se shakl ayan ho bahaar ki
kuchh maslahat isi mein ho parwardigar ki
ye jal ye fareb ye sazish ye shor-o-shar
hona jo hai sab us ke bahane hain sar-ba-sar
asbab-e-zahiri mein na in par karo nazar
kya jaane kya hai parda-e-qudrat mein jalwa-gar
khas us ki maslahat koi pahchanta nahi
manzur kya use hai koi jaanta nahi
rahat ho ya ki ranj khushi ho ki intishaar
wajib har ek rang mein hai shukr-e-kird-gar
tum hi nahi ho kushta-e-nairang-e-rozgar
matam-kade mein dahr ke lakhon hain sogwar
sakhti sahi nahi ki uthai kadi nahi
duniya mein kya kisi pe musibat padi nahi
dekhe hain is se badh ke zamane ne inqalab
jin se ki be-gunahon ki umren huin kharab
soz-e-darun se qalb o jigar ho gae kabab
piri miti kisi ki kisi ka mita shabab
kuchh ban nahi pada jo nasibe bigad gae
wo bijliyan girin ki bhare ghar ujad gae
man bap munh hi dekhte the jin ka har ghadi
qaem thin jin ke dam se umiden badi badi
daman pe jin ke gard bhi ud kar nahi padi
mari na jin ko khwab mein bhi phul ki chhadi
mahrum jab wo gul hue rang-e-hayat se
un ko jala ke khak kiya apne hat se
kahte the log dekh ke man bap ka malal
in be-kason ki jaan ka bachna hai ab muhaal
hai kibriya ki shan guzarte hi mah-o-sal
khud dil se dard-e-hijr ka mitta gaya khayal
han kuchh dinon to nauha-o-matam hua kiya
aakhir ko ro ke baith rahe aur kya kiya
padta hai jis gharib pe ranj-o-mehan ka bar
karta hai us ko sabr ata aap kirdgar
mayus ho ke hote hain insan gunahgar
ye jaante nahi wo hai dana-e-rozgar
insan us ki rah mein sabit-qadam rahe
gardan wahi hai amr-e-raza mein jo kham rahe
aur aap ko to kuchh bhi nahi ranj ka maqam
baad-e-safar watan mein hum aaenge shad-kaam
hote hain baat karne mein chaudah baras tamam
qaem umid hi se hai duniya hai jis ka nam
aur yun kahin bhi ranj-o-bala se mafar nahi
kya hoga do ghadi mein kisi ko khabar nahi
akasr riyaz karte hain phulon pe baghban
hai din ki dhup raat ki shabnam unhen giran
lekin jo rang bagh badalta hai na-gahan
wo gul hazar pardon mein jate hain raegan
rakhte hain jo aziz unhen apni jaan ki tarah
milte hain dast-e-yas wo barg-e-khizan ki tarah
lekin jo phul khilte hain sahra mein be-shumar
mauquf kuchh riyaz pe un ki nahi bahaar
dekho ye qudarat-e-chaman-ara-e-rozgar
wo abr-o-baad o barf mein rahte hain barqarar
hota hai un pe fazl jo rabb-e-karim ka
mauj-e-sumum banti hai jhonka nasim ka
apni nigah hai karam-e-karsaz par
sahra chaman banega wo hai mehrban agar
jangal ho ya pahad safar ho ki ho hazar
rahta nahi wo haal se bande ke be-khabar
us ka karam sharik agar hai to gham nahi
daman-e-dasht daman-e-madar se kam nahi