hijr-o-visal-e-yar ka parda utha diya
khud badh ke ishq ne mujhe mera pata diya
gard-o-ghubar-e-hasti-e-fani uda diya
ai kimiya-e-ishq mujhe kya bana diya
vo samne hai aur nazar se chhupa diya
ai ishq-e-be-hijab mujhe kya dikha diya
vo shan-e-khamushi ki baharen hain muntazir
vo rang-e-guftugu ki gulistan bana diya
dam le rahi thiin husn ki jab sehr-kariyan
in vaqfa-ha-e-kufr ko iman bana diya
maalum kuchh mujhi ko hain un ki ravaniyan
jin qatra-ha-e-ashk ko dariya bana daya
ik barq-e-be-qarar thi tamkin-e-husn bhi
jis vaqt ishq ko gham-e-sabr-azma diya
saaqi mujhe bhi yaad hain vo tishna-kamiyan
jin ko harif-e-saghar-o-mina bana diya
maalum hai haqiqat-e-gham-ha-e-rozgar
duniya ko tere dard ne duniya bana diya
ai shokhi-e-nigah-e-karam muddaton ke baad
khvab-e-giran-e-gham se mujhe kyuun jaga diya
kuchh shorishen taghaful-e-pinhan men thiin jinhen
hangama-zar-e-hashr-e-tamanna bana diya
badhta hi ja raha hai jamal-e-nazar-fareb
husn-e-nazar ko husn-e-khud-ara bana diya
phir dekhna nigah ladi kis se ishq ki
gar husn ne hijab-e-taghaful utha diya
jab khuun ho chuka dil-e-hasti-e-etibar
kuchh dard bach rahe jinhen insan bana diya
gum-karda-e-vafur-e-gham-e-intizar huun
tu kya chhupa ki mujh ko mujhi se chhupa diya
raat ab harif-e-subh-e-qayamat hi kyuun na ho
jo kuchh bhi ho us aankh ko ab to jaga diya
ab main huun aur lutf-o-karam ke takallufat
ye kyuun hijab-e-ranjish-e-be-ja bana diya
thi yuun to sham-e-hijr magar pichhli raat ko
vo dard utha ‘firaq’ ki main muskura diya
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