Barha Yurish-E-Afkar Ne Sone Na Diya

barha yurish-e-afkar ne sone na diya

fikr azad hai azar ne sone na diya

band thiin da.era-e-ḳhvab men ankhen apni

fikr ki gardish-e-parkar ne sone na diya

thi tasavvur men nihan-ḳhana-e-dil ki tasvir

rat-bhar dida-e-bedar ne sone na diya

mujh se the bar-sar-e-paikar mire zehn-o-zamir

mujh ko bedari-e-kirdar ne sone na diya

koi manzar tha ki tha manzar-e-rangin ka fareb

kya kahin ḳhvab-e-pur-asrar ne sone na diya

mujh pe is tarah se raushan thi haqiqat apni

umr-bhar chashm-e-ḳhabar-dar ne sone na diya

main ne kuchh dhuup men jalte hue chehre dekhe

phir mujhe saya-e-divar ne sone na diya

rat-bhar barish-e-ilham rahi hai dil par

sub.h tak abr-guhar-bar ne sone na diya

‘lais’ mauzu-e-suḳhan fikr-e-bashar thi ham the

aur phir garmi-e-guftar ne sone na diya