asman badal ka pahne khirqa-e-derina hai
kuchh mukaddar sa jabin-e-mah ka aina hai
chandni phiki hai is nazzara-e-khamosh men
subh-e-sadiq so rahi hai raat ki aghosh men
kis qadar ashjar ki hairat-faza hai khamushi
barbat-e-qudrat ki dhimi si nava hai khamushi
batin-e-har-zarra-e-alim sarapa dard hai
aur khamoshi lab-e-hasti pe ah-e-sard hai
aah jaulan-gah-e-alam-gir yaani vo hisar
dosh par apne uthae saikdon sadiyon ka baar
zindagi se tha kabhi maamur ab sunsan hai
ye khamoshi us ke hangamon ka goristan hai
apne sukkan-e-kuhan ki khaak ka dil-dada hai
koh ke sar par misal-e-pasban istada hai
abr ke rauzan se vo bala-e-bam-e-asman
nazir-e-alam hai najm-e-sabz-fam-e-asman
khak-bazi vusat-e-duniya ka hai manzar use
dastan nakami-e-insan ki hai azbar use
hai azal se ye musafir su-e-manzil ja raha
asman se inqilabon ka tamasha dekhta
go sukun mumkin nahin aalam men akhtar ke liye
fatiha-khvani ko ye thahra hai dam bhar ke liye
rang-o-ab-e-zinagi se gul-ba-daman hai zamin
saikdon khun-gashta tahzibon ka madfan hai zamin
khvab-gah shahon ki hai ye manzil-e-hasrat-faza
dida-e-ibrat khiraj-e-ashk-e-gul-gun kar ada
hai to goristan magar ye khak-e-gardun-paya hai
aah ik bargashta qismat qaum ka sarmaya hai
maqbaron ki shaan hairat-afrin hai is qadar
jumbish-e-mizhgan se hai chashm-e-tamasha ko hazar
kaifiyat aisi hai nakami ki is tasvir men
jo utar sakti nahin aina-e-tahrir men
sote hain khamosh abadi ke hangamon se duur
muztarib rakhti thi jin ko arzu-e-na-subur
qabr ki zulmat men hai in aftabon ki chamak
jin ke darvazon pe rahta hai jabin-gustar falak
kya yahi hai in shahanshahon ki azmat ka maaal
jin ki tadbir-e-jahanbani se darta tha zaval
rob-e-faghfuri ho duniya men ki shan-e-qaisari
tal nahin sakti ghanim-e-maut ki yurish kabhi
badshahon ki bhi kisht-e-umr ka hasil hai gor
jada-e-azmat ki goya akhiri manzil hai gor
shorish-e-bazm-e-tarab kya uud ki taqrir kya
dardmandan-e-jahan ka nala-e-shab-gir kya
arsa-e-paikar men hangama-e-shamshir kya
khuun ko garmane vaala nara-e-takbir kya
ab koi avaz soton ko jaga sakti nahin
sina-e-viran men jan-e-rafta aa sakti nahin
ruh-e-musht-e-khak men zahmat-kash-e-bedad hai
kucha gard-e-nai hua jis dam nafas fariyad hai
zindagi insan ki hai manind-e-murgh-e-khush-nava
shakh par baitha koi dam chahchahaya ud gaya
aah kya aae riyaz-e-dahr men ham kya gae
zindagi ki shakh se phute khile murjha gae
maut har shaah o gada ke khvab ki tabir hai
is sitamgar ka sitam insaf ki tasvir hai
silsila hasti ka hai ik bahr-e-na-paida-kanar
aur is dariya-e-be-payan ki maujen hain mazar
ai havas khuun ro ki hai ye zindagi be-e’tibar
ye sharare ka tabassum ye khas-e-atish-savar
chand jo surat-gar-e-hasti ka ik ejaaz hai
pahne simabi qaba mahv-e-khiram-e-naz hai
charkh-e-be-anjum ki dahshatnak vusat men magar
bekasi is ki koi dekhe zara vaqt-e-sahar
ik zara sa abr ka tukda hai jo mahtab tha
akhiri aansu tapak jaane men ho jis ki fana
zindagi aqvam ki bhi hai yunhi be-e’tibar
rang-ha-e-rafta ki tasvir hai un ki bahar
is ziyan-khane men koi millat-e-gardun-vaqar
rah nahin sakti abad tak bar-e-dosh-e-rozgar
is qadar qaumon ki barbadi se hai khugar jahan
dekhta be-e’tinai se hai ye manzar jahan
ek surat par nahin rahta kisi shai ko qarar
zauq-e-jiddat se hai tarkib-e-mizaj-e-rozgar
hai nagin-e-dahr ki zinat hamesha nam-e-nau
madar-e-giti rahi abastan-e-aqvam-e-nau
hai hazaron qafilon se ashna ye rahguzar
chashm-e-koh-e-nur ne dekhe hain kitne tajvar
misr o babul mit gae baaqi nishan tak bhi nahin
daftar-e-hasti men un ki dastan tak bhi nahin
aa dabaya mehr-e-iran ko ajal ki shaam ne
azmat-e-yunan-o-ruma luut li ayyam ne
aah muslim bhi zamane se yunhi rukhsat hua
asman se abr-e-azari utha barsa gaya
hai rag-e-gul subh ke ashkon se moti ki ladi
koi suraj ki kiran shabnam men hai uljhi hui
sina-e-dariya shuaon ke liye gahvara hai
kis qadar pyara lab-e-ju mehr ka nazzara hai
mahv-e-zinat hai sanobar juebar-e-aina hai
ghuncha-e-gul ke liye bad-e-bahar-e-aina hai
naara-zan rahti hai koyal baagh ke kashane men
chashm-e-insan se nihan patton ke uzlat-khane men
aur bulbul mutrib-e-rangin nava-e-gulsitan
jis ke dam se zinda hai goya hava-e-gulsitan
ishq ke hangamon ki udti hui tasvir hai
khama-e-qudrat ki kaisi shokh ye tahrir hai
baagh men khamosh jalse gulsitan-zadon ke hain
vadi-e-kohsar men naare shaban-zadon ke hain
zindagi se ye purana khak-dan maamur hai
maut men bhi zindagani ki tadap mastur hai
pattiyan phulon ki girti hain khizan men is tarah
dast-e-tifl-e-khufta se rangin khilaune jis tarah
is nashat-abad men go aish be-andaza hai
ek gham yaani gham-e-millat hamesha taaza hai
dil hamare yad-e-ahd-e-rafta se khali nahin
apne shahon ko ye ummat bhulne vaali nahin
ashk-bari ke bahane hain ye ujde baam o dar
girya-e-paiham se biina hai hamari chashm-e-tar
dahr ko dete hain moti dida-e-giryan ke ham
akhiri badal hain ik guzre hue tufan ke ham
hain abhi sad-ha guhar is abr ki aghosh men
barq abhi baaqi hai is ke sina-e-khamosh men
vadi-e-gul khak-e-sahra ko bana sakta hai ye
khvab se ummid-e-dahqan ko jaga sakta hai ye
ho chuka go qaum ki shan-e-jalali ka zuhur
hai magar baaqi abhi shan-e-jamali ka zuhur
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