Apni Aag Mein Bhunti Jae Bunti Jae Kafan Apna

Muhib Aarfi

apni aag men bhunti jaa.e bunti jaa.e kafan apna

goya isi liye chhoḌa hai chingari ne vatan apna

jhonke kuchh be-jan hava ke aate hain apne-ap chale

jhuum uThte hain chaman ke pankhe us ko jaan ke fan apna

ḳhud-rav sabze chheḌ rahe hain jangal ke qanun ke raag

kab tak baagh men paḌhva.enge ḳhutba sarv-o-saman apna

dariya-dil hai sahil mera magar yahan har sail-e-bala

saa.il hai ki baḌha aata hai phaila.e daman apna

mil to jaa.e apne bhanvar ko dariya ke chakkar se najat

lekin aah agar rah ja.un ho kar main hama-tan apna

sham.a ki lau kya shauq-e-baqa men sham.a ko chaTe jaati hai

ḳhud ko tarasti rah jaati hai ruuh miTa ke badan apna

koi ‘muhib’ azurda kyuun ho meri talḳh-kalami se

apni hi janib rahta hai akasr ru-e-suḳhan apna