Kahan Aaya Hai Diwanon Ko Tera Kuchh Qarar Ab Tak

Bismil Azimabadi

kahan aaya hai divanon ko tera kuchh qarar ab tak

tire va.ade pe baiThe kar rahe hain intizar ab tak

ḳhuda ma.alum kyuun lauTi nahin ja kar bahar ab tak

chaman vaale chaman ke vaste hain be-qarar ab tak

bura gulchin ko kyuun kahiye bure hain ḳhud chaman vaale

bhale hote to kya munh dekhti rahti bahar ab tak

chaman ki yaad aa.i dil bhar aaya aankh bhar aa.i

jahan bola koi gulshan men baaqi hai bahar ab tak

sabab jo bhi ho surat kah rahi hai raat jaage ho

gavahi ke liye baaqi hai ankhon men ḳhumar ab tak

qayamat aa.e to un ko bhi aate aate aa.ega

vo jin ko tere va.ade par nahin hai e’tibar ab tak

salamat mai-kada thoḌi bahut un ko bhi de saaqi

takalluf men jo baiThe rah ga.e kuchh bada-ḳhvar ab tak

ḳhudara dekh le duniya ki phir ye bhi na dekhegi

chaman se jaate jaate rah ga.i hai jo bahar ab tak

qafas men rahte rahte ek muddat ho ga.i phir bhi

chaman ke vaste rahti hai bulbul be-qarar ab tak

ḳhabar bhi hai tujhe mai-ḳhvar to badnam hai saaqi

daba kar kitni botal le ga.e parhez-gar ab tak

are daman chhuḌa kar jaane vaale kuchh ḳhabar bhi hai

tire qadmon se hai lipTi hui ḳhak-e-mazar ab tak

ye kahne vaale kahte hain ki tauba kar chuke ‘bismil’

magar dekhe ga.e hain mai-kade men baar baar ab tak