jahan-zad kaise hazaron baras baad
ik shahr-e-madfun ki har gali men
mere jaam o miina o gul-dan ke reze mile hain
ki jaise vo is shahr-e-barbad ka hafiza hon
hasan naam ka ik javan kuza-gar ik nae shahr men
apne kuuze banata hua ishq karta hua
apne maazi ke taron men ham se piroya gaya hai
hamin men ki jaise hamin hon samoya gaya hai
ki ham tum vo barish ke qatre the jo raat bhar se
hazaron baras rengti raat bhar
ik dariche ke shishon pe girte hue saanp lahren
banate rahe hain
aur ab is jagah vaqt ki subh hone se pahle
ye ham aur ye naujavan kuza-gar
ek ruuya men phir se piroe gae hain
jahan-zad
ye kaisa kohna-paraston ka amboh
kuzon ki lashon men utra hai
dekho
ye vo log hain jin ki ankhen
kabhi jaam o miina ki lim tak na pahunchin
yahi aaj is rang o roghan ki makhluq-e-be-jan
ko phir se ulatne palatne lage hain
ye un ke tale gham ki chingariyan pa sakenge
jo tarikh ko kha gai thiin
vo tufan vo andhiyan pa sakenge
jo har chikh ko kha gai thiin
unhen kya khabar kis dhanak se mere rang aae
mere aur is naujavan kuza-gar ke
unhen kya khabar kaun si titliyon ke paron se
unhen kya khabar kaun se husn se
kaun si zaat se kis khadd-o-khal se
main ne kuzon ke chehre utare
ye sab log apne asiron men hain
zamana jahan-zad afsun-zada burj hai
aur ye log us ke asiron men hain
javan kuza-gar hans raha hai
ye masum vahshi ki apne hi qamat se zholida-daman
hain juuya kisi azmat-e-na-rasa ke
unhen kya khabar kaisa aseb-e-mubram mere ghaar siine pe tha
jis ne mujh se aur us kuza-gar se kaha
ai hasan kuza-gar jaag
dard-e-risalat ka roz-e-basharat tire jaam o miina
ki tishna-labi tak pahunchne laga hai
yahi vo nida ke pichhe hasan naam ka
ye javan kuza-gar bhi
pyape ravan hai zaman se zaman tak
khizan se khizan tak
jahan-zad main ne hasan kuza-gar ne
bayaban bayaban ye dard-e-risalat saha hai
hazaron baras baad ye log
rezon ko chunte hue
jaan sakte hain kaise
ki mere gil o khaak ke rang o roghan
tire nazuk aaza ke rangon se mil kar
abad ki sada ban gae the
main apne masamon se har por se
teri banhon ki pahnaiyan
jazb karta raha tha
ki har aane vaale ki ankhon ke mabad pe ja kar chadhaun
ye rezon ki tahzib pa len to pa len
hasan kuza-gar ko kahan la sakenge
ye us ke pasine ke qatre kahan gin sakenge
ye fan ki tajalli ka saaya kahan pa sakenge
jo badhta gaya hai zaman se zaman tak
khizan se khizan tak
jo har naujavan kuza-gar ki nai zaat men
aur badhta chala ja raha hai!
vo fan ki tajalli ka saaya ke jis ki badaulat
hama ishq hain ham
hama kuza-gar ham
hama-tan khabar ham
khuda ki tarah apne fan ke khuda sar-ba-sar ham
arzuen kabhi payab to saryab kabhi
tairne lagte hain behoshi ki ankhon men kai chehre
jo dekhe bhi na hon
kabhi dekhe hon kisi ne to suragh un ka
kahan se paae
kis se iifa hue andoh ke adab kabhi
arzuen kabhi payab to saryab kabhi
ye kuzon ke lashe jo in ke liye hain
kisi dastan-e-fana ke vaghaira vaghaira
hamari azaan hain hamari talab ka nishan hain
ye apne sukut-e-ajal men bhi ye kah rahe hain
vo ankhen hamin hain jo andar khuli hain
tumhen dekhti hain har ik dard ko bhanpti hain
har ik husn ke raaz ko janti hain
ki ham ek sunsan hujre ki us raat ki aarzu hain
jahan ek chehra darakhton ki shakhon ke manind
ik aur chehre pe jhuk kar har insan ke siine men
ik barg-e-gul rakh gaya tha
usi shab ka duz-dida bosa hamin hain
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