zarra zarra dahr ka zindani-e-taqdir hai parda-e-majburi o bechaargi tadbir hai aasman majbur hai shams o qamar majbur hain anjum-e-simab-pa raftar par majbur hain hai shikast anjam ghunche ka subu gulzar mein sabza o gul bhi hain majbur-e-numu gulzar mein naghma-e-bulbul ho ya aawaz-e-khamosh-e-zamir hai isi zanjir-e-alam-gir mein har shai asir aankh par hota hai jab ye sirr-e-majburi ayan khushk ho jata hai dil mein ashk ka sail-e-rawan qalb-e-insani mein raqs-e-aish-o-gham rahta nahin naghma rah jata hai lutf-e-zer-o-bam rahta nahin ilm o hikmat rahzan-e-saman-e-ashk-o-ah hai yani ek almas ka tukda dil-e-agah hai garche mere bagh mein shabnam ki shadabi nahin aankh meri maya-dar-e-ashk-e-unnabi nahin jaanta hun aah mein aalam-e-insani ka raaz hai nawa-e-shikwa se khali meri fitrat ka saz mere lab par qissa-e-nairangi-e-dauran nahin dil mera hairan nahin khanda nahin giryan nahin par teri taswir qasid girya-e-paiham ki hai aah ye tardid meri hikmat-e-mohkam ki hai girya-e-sarshaar se buniyaad-e-jaan painda hai dard ke irfan se aql-e-sang-dil sharminda hai mauj-e-dud-e-ah se aaina hai raushan mera ganj-e-ab-awrd se mamur hai daman mera hairati hun main teri taswir ke eajaz ka rukh badal dala hai jis ne waqt ki parwaz ka rafta o hazir ko goya pa-ba-pa is ne kiya ahd-e-tifli se mujhe phir aashna is ne kiya jab tere daman mein palti thi wo jaan-e-na-tawan baat se achchhi tarah mahram na thi jis ki zaban aur ab charche hain jis ki shokhi-e-guftar ke be-baha moti hain jis ki chashm-e-gauhar-bar ke ilm ki sanjida-guftari budhape ka shuur dunyawi eazaz ki shaukat jawani ka ghurur zindagi ki auj-gahon se utar aate hain hum sohbat-e-madar mein tifl-e-sada rah jate hain hum be-takalluf khanda-zan hain fikr se aazad hain phir usi khoe hue firdaus mein aabaad hain kis ko ab hoga watan mein aah mera intizar kaun mera khat na aane se rahega be-qarar khak-e-marqad par teri le kar ye fariyaad aaunga ab dua-e-nim-shab mein kis ko main yaad aaunga tarbiyat se teri mein anjum ka ham-qismat hua ghar mere ajdad ka sarmaya-e-izzat hua daftar-e-hasti mein thi zarrin waraq teri hayat thi sarapa din o duniya ka sabaq teri hayat umr bhar teri mohabbat meri khidmat-gar rahi main teri khidmat ke qabil jab hua tu chal basi wo jawan-qamat mein hai jo surat-e-sarw-e-buland teri khidmat se hua jo mujh se badh kar bahra-mand karobar-e-zindagani mein wo ham-pahlu mera wo mohabbat mein teri taswir wo bazu mera tujh ko misl-e-tiflak-e-be-dast-o-pa rota hai wo sabr se na-ashna subh o masa rota hai wo tukhm jis ka tu hamari kisht-e-jaan mein bo gai shirkat-e-gham se wo ulfat aur mohkam ho gai aah ye duniya ye matam-khana-e-barna-o-pir aadmi hai kis tilism-e-dosh-o-farda mein asir kitni mushkil zindagi hai kis qadar aasan hai maut gulshan-e-hasti mein manind-e-nasim arzan hai maut zalzale hain bijliyan hain qaht hain aalam hain kaisi kaisi dukhtaran-e-madar-e-ayyam hain kalba-e-iflas mein daulat ke kashane mein maut dasht o dar mein shahr mein gulshan mein virane mein maut maut hai hangama-ara qulzum-e-khamosh mein dub jate hain safine mauj ki aaghosh mein ne majal-e-shikwa hai ne taqat-e-guftar hai zindagani kya hai ek tauq-e-gulu-afshaar hai qafile mein ghair fariyaad-e-dira kuchh bhi nahin ek mata-e-dida-e-tar ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin khatm ho jaega lekin imtihan ka daur bhi hain pas-e-noh parda-e-gardun abhi daur aur bhi sina chaak is gulsitan mein lala-o-gul hain to kya nala o fariyaad par majbur bulbul hain to kya jhadiyan jin ke qafas mein qaid hai aah-e-khizan sabz kar degi unhen baad-e-bahaar-e-jawedan khufta-khak-e-pai sipar mein hai sharar apna to kya aarzi mahmil hai ye musht-e-ghubar apna to kya zindagi ki aag ka anjam khakistar nahin tutna jis ka muqaddar ho ye wo gauhar nahin zindagi mahbub aisi dida-e-qudrat mein hai zauq-e-hifz-e-zindagi har chiz ki fitrat mein hai maut ke hathon se mit sakta agar naqsh-e-hayat aam yun us ko na kar deta nizam-e-kaenat hai agar arzan to ye samjho ajal kuchh bhi nahin jis tarah sone se jine mein khalal kuchh bhi nahin aah ghafil maut ka raaz-e-nihan kuchh aur hai naqsh ki na-paedari se ayan kuchh aur hai jannat-e-nazara hai naqsh-e-hawa baala-e-ab mauj-e-muztar tod kar tamir karti hai habab mauj ke daman mein phir us ko chhupa deti hai ye kitni bedardi se naqsh apna mita deti hai ye phir na kar sakti habab apna agar paida hawa todne mein us ke yun hoti na be-parwa hawa is rawish ka kya asar hai haiyat-e-tamir par ye to hujjat hai hawa ki quwwat-e-tamir par fitrat-e-hasti shahid-e-arzu rahti na ho khub-tar paikar ki us ko justuju rahti na ho aah simab-e-pareshan anjum-e-gardun-faroz shokh ye chingariyan mamnun-e-shab hai jin ka soz aql jis se sar-ba-zanu hai wo muddat in ki hai sarguzisht-e-nau-e-insan ek saat un ki hai phir ye insan aan su-e-aflak hai jis ki nazar qudsiyon se bhi maqasid mein hai jo pakiza-tar jo misal-e-shama raushan mahfil-e-qudrat mein hai aasman ek nuqta jis ki wusat-e-fitrat mein hai jis ki nadani sadaqat ke liye betab hai jis ka nakhun saz-e-hasti ke liye mizrab hai shoala ye kam-tar hai gardun ke shararon se bhi kya kam-baha hai aaftab apna sitaron se bhi kya tukhm-e-gul ki aankh zer-e-khak bhi be-khwab hai kis qadar nashw-o-numa ke waste betab hai zindagi ka shoala is dane mein jo mastur hai khud-numai khud-fazai ke liye majbur hai sardi-e-marqad se bhi afsurda ho sakta nahin khak mein dab kar bhi apna soz kho sakta nahin phul ban kar apni turbat se nikal aata hai ye maut se goya qaba-e-zindagi pata hai ye hai lahad is quwwat-e-ashufta ki shiraaza-band dalti hai gardan-e-gardun mein jo apni kamand maut tajdid-e-mazaq-e-zindagi ka nam hai khwab ke parde mein bedari ka ek paigham hai khugar-e-parwaz ko parwaz mein dar kuchh nahin maut is gulshan mein juz sanjidan-e-par kuchh nahin kahte hain ahl-e-jahan dard-e-ajal hai la-dawa zakhm-e-furqat waqt ke marham se pata hai shifa dil magar gham marne walon ka jahan aabaad hai halqa-e-zanjir-e-subh-o-sham se aazad hai waqt ke afsun se thamta nala-e-matam nahin waqt zakhm-e-tegh-e-furqat ka koi marham nahin sar pe aa jati hai jab koi musibat na-gahan ashk paiham dida-e-insan se hote hain rawan rabt ho jata hai dil ko nala o fariyaad se khun-e-dil bahta hai aankhon ki sarishk-abaad se aadmi tab-e-shakebai se go mahrum hai us ki fitrat mein ye ek ehsas-e-na-malum hai jauhar-e-insan adam se aashna hota nahin aankh se ghaeb to hota hai fana hota nahin rakht-e-hasti khak-e-gham ki shoala-afshani se hai sard ye aag is latif ehsas ke pani se hai aah ye zabt-e-fughan ghaflat ki khamoshi nahin aagahi hai ye dilasai faramoshi nahin parda-e-mashriq se jis dam jalwa-gar hoti hai subh dagh shab ka daman-e-afaq se dhoti hai subh lala-e-afsurda ko aatish-qaba karti hai ye be-zaban tair ko sarmast-e-nawa karti hai ye sina-e-bulbul ke zindan se sarod aazad hai saikdon naghmon se baad-e-subh-dam-abaad hai khuftagan-e-lala-zar o kohsar o rud bar hote hain aakhir urus-e-zindagi se ham-kanar ye agar aain-e-hasti hai ki ho har sham subh marqad-e-insan ki shab ka kyun na ho anjam subh dam-e-simin-e-takhayyul hai mera aafaq-gir kar liya hai jis se teri yaad ko main ne asir yaad se teri dil-e-dard aashna mamur hai jaise kabe mein duaon se faza mamur hai wo faraez ka tasalsul nam hai jis ka hayat jalwa-gahen us ki hain lakhon jahan-e-be-sabaat mukhtalif har manzil-e-hasti ko rasm-o-rah hai aakhirat bhi zindagi ki ek jaulan-gah hai hai wahan be-hasili kisht-e-ajal ke waste sazgar aab-o-hawa tukhm-e-amal ke waste nur-e-fitrat zulmat-e-paikar ka zindani nahin tang aisa halqa-e-afkar-e-insani nahin zindagani thi teri mahtab se tabinda-tar khub-tar tha subh ke tare se bhi tera safar misl-e-aiwan-e-sahar marqad farozan ho tera nur se mamur ye khaki shabistan ho tera aasman teri lahad par shabnam-afshani kare sabza-e-nau-rasta is ghar ki nigahbani kare