kuchh tabiat aj-kal paata huun ghabrai hui
shahr bhar men hai udasi har taraf chhai hui
hae-re gharat-gar-e-sabr-o-shakebai hui
vo tiri tirchhi nazar vo aankh sharmai hui
ai saba chalti hai kyuun is darja itrai hui
kya nahin hai tu vahi us gul ki thukrai hui
vasl men achchhi tarah jab bada-paimai hui
ud gai kafur ban ban kar haya aai hui
shab ko jab abru-o-mizhgan ki saf-arai hui
shokhiyon men dab gai sharm-o-haya aai hui
haae meri be-qarari aur un ka iztirab
aur chalte vaqt ki baten vo ghabrai hui
qabr tak pahuncha gae saare aziz-o-aqriba
aage aage phir rafiq-e-rah tanhai hui
haan tumhin par jaan deta huun tumhin par huun nisar
haan tumhin par hai tabiat tuut kar aai hui
tukde tukde hain jigar ke shisha-e-dil chur-chur
ye qayamat hai tumhari chaal ki dhaai hui
jis men taqat hai na harakat hai na khvahish hai na jaan
dil nahin ik laash hai siine men dafnai hui
baithte hi baithte mahfil men be-khud ho gaya
dekhte hi dekhte rukhsat tavanai hui
khuub rone do ki ye roke se ruk sakta nahin
mere dil par hai abhi gham ki ghata chhai hui
abdida ho ke vo aapas men kahna alvidaa
us ki kam meri siva avaz bharrai hui
minnaten karta huun dar-guzro khudara bakhsh do
ab to nadani hui ya mujh se danai hui
shikva-e-vaada-khilafi ka mila achchha javab
peshgi rakkhi thi ik ummid bar aai hui
huur par meri tabiat aae kya maqdur hai
tauba tauba ye bhi teri tarah harjai hui
khud hi socho dekhne valon ka is men kya qusur
jab tamasha tum hue khilqat tamashai hui
rote rote thahr jaata huun tiri sar ki qasam
yaad aa jaati hai jab vo baat samjhai hui
de ke dil ghusse men vapas un ko pachhtana pada
kya raqam jaati rahi hai haath se aai hui
khush-nasibi us jagah ki tu jahan rakkhe qadam
rail bhi phirti hai station par itrai hui
jab kaha us ne ki marta huun to kosa is tarah
tujh ko aae ya-ilahi ghair ki aai hui
rabt badhne par khula karta hai kuchh achchha bura
is se kiya hota hai gar rasmi shanasai hui
ishq-bazi aur shai hai fisq hai kuchh aur chiiz
nek-nami ko na kah ‘parvin’ ki rusvai hui
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