ai ki tha uns tujhe ishq ke afsanon se
zindagani tiri abad thi rumanon se
sher ki god men palti thi javani teri
tere sheron se ubalti thi javani teri
rashk-e-firdaus tha har husn bhara khvab tira
ek pamal khilauna tha ye mahtab tira
nikhat-e-sher se mahki hui rahti thi sada
nashsha-e-fikr men bahki hui rahti thi sada
shirkat-e-ghair se begana the naghme tere
ismat-e-hur ka afsana the naghme tere
sher ki khalvat-e-rangin thi pari-khana tira
mast khvabon ke jaziron men tha kashana tira
ghaeb-az-chashm thi jannat ki baharon ki tarah
dast-e-insan se thi mahfuz sitaron ki tarah
sohbat-e-ghair se ghabrati thi tanhai tiri
aine se bhi to sharmati thi tanhai tiri
subh ki tarah se doshiza thi hasti teri
bu-e-gul ki tarah pakiza thi hasti teri
naghma-o-sher ke firdaus men tu rahti thi
yaksar ilham o tarannum tha jo tu kahti thi
tere ashar the jannat ki baharon ke hujum
tere afkar the zarrin sitaron ke hujum
dard-e-sheri ke taassur se to maghmum thi tu
asman ka magar ik ghuncha-e-maasum thi tu
mauj-e-kausar ka chhalakta hua paimana thi
ghair honton ke tasavvur se bhi begana thi
ab gavara hui kyuun ghair ki sohbat tujh ko
kyuun pasand aa gai na-jins ki shirkat tujh ko
auj-e-taqdis ko pasti ki ada bha gai kyuun
teri tanhai ki jannat pe khizan chha gai kyuun
sher o ruman ke vo khvab kahan hain tere
vo nuqush-e-gul-o-mahtab kahan hain tere
kaun si turfa ada bha gai is duniya men
khuld ko chhod ke kyuun aa gai is duniya men
ho gai aam tu nur-e-mah-e-taban ki tarah
aah kyuun jal na bujhi sham-e-shabistan ki tarah
apni doshiza baharon ko na khona tha kabhi
vo kali thi tu jise phuul na hona tha kabhi
iffaten mit ke javani ko mita jaati hain
phuul kumhlate hain kaliyan kahin kumhlati hain
bulbul-e-mast-nava dasht men kyuun rahne lagi
naghma-e-tar ki jagah marsiya kyuun kahne lagi
havas-aluda hui paak javani teri
ghair ki raat hai ab aur kahani teri
kis ko maalum tha tu is qadar arzan hogi
zinat-e-mahfil o pamal-e-shabistan hogi
jazb-e-iffat ka mayassar tha jo irfan tujh ko
kyuun na marghub hua sheva-e-janan tujh ko
tirgi hirs ki huron ko bhi bahka hi gai
tere bistar pe bhi akhir ko shikan aa hi gai
ab nahin tujh men vo huron ki si iffat baaqi
huur thi tujh men, gaii, rah gai aurat baaqi
haan vo aurat jise bachchon ka fasana kahiye
barbat-e-nafs ka ik fuhsh tarana kahiye
jis men hai zahr ufunat ka vo paimana kahen
ik gunahon ka bhabhakta hua mai-khana kahen
nauha-khvan apni javan maut ka hone de mujhe
muskura tu magar is haal pe rone de mujhe
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