kya faqat talib-e-didar tha muusa tera
vahi shaida tha tira main nahin shaida tera
dida-e-shauq se be-vajh hai parda tera
kis ne dekha nahin in ankhon se jalva tera
khud nazakat pe na kyuun bojh ho parda tera
kya kisi aankh ne dekha nahin jalva tera
mit gai shorish-e-tufan-e-havadis ai mauj
ab vahi tu vahi bahta hua dariya tera
chain se shahr-e-khamoshan men har ik sota hai
aasra sab ko hai ai vada-e-farda tera
manzilat ek ki bhi hogi na vaisi ba-khuda
hashr men aaega jis shaan se rusva tera
zindagi kahti hai arman koi ab hai na ummid
kab talak saath karun main tan-e-tanha tera
be-sabab meri khamoshi nahin ai shahid-e-husn
daman-e-sabr se dhankta nahin parda tera
yuun hababon ka na dil tod khuda-ra ai mauj
inhin qatron ke to milne se hai dariya tera
vahi rangat vahi khushbu vahi nazuk-badani
phuul ne naqsh utara hai sarapa tera
tujh se milne ka jo hai shauq to dar dar na phire
paanv tode hue baitha rahe shaida tera
ai gul aati hai khizan baagh men thahra na mujhe
dekhun in ankhon se utra hua chehra tera
kaash zahid rukh-e-raushan se utha len vo naqab
phir to kuchh rind ki rindi hai na taqva tera
apne mai-khane se ghabra ke main bahar aaya
jab haram se koi nikla na shanasa tera
us pe kya zor bhala jis pe ho us ka qaabu
chashm-e-shauq apni sahi dil to hai shaida tera
justuju shart hai mil jaega ziina bhi zarur
samne hai nazar-e-shauq ke mukhda tera
vusaat-e-qudrat-e-haq hogi na mahdud kabhi
nahin milne ka sira zulf-e-chalipa tera
bazm-e-akhir hai taqaza na kar ai mahfil-e-shauq
ab kahan saaf bhala saghar o sahba tera
‘shad’ ghazlen nahin ayat-e-zubur in ko samajh
lahn-e-daud se kuchh kam nahin naghma tera
ab javani ki umangen na umangon ki khushi
‘shad’ ko hai faqat ai mauj sahara tera
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