urus-e-shab ki zulfen thiin abhi na-ashna kham se
sitare asman ke be-khabar the lazzat-e-ram se
qamar apne libas-e-nau men begana sa lagta tha
na tha vaqif abhi gardish ke ain-e-musallam se
abhi imkan ke zulmat-khane se ubhri hi thi duniya
mazaq-e-zindagi poshida tha pahna-e-alam se
kamal-e-nazm-e-hasti ki abhi thi ibtida goya
huvaida thi nagine ki tamanna chashm-e-khatam se
suna hai alam-e-bala men koi kimiya-gar tha
safa thi jis ki khak-e-pa men badh kar saghar-e-jam se
likha tha arsh ke paae pe ik iksir ka nuskha
chhupate the farishte jis ko chashm-e-ruh-e-adam se
nigahen taak men rahti thiin lekin kimiya-gar ki
vo is nuskhe ko badh kar janta tha ism-e-azam se
badha tasbih-khvani ke bahane arsh ki janib
tamanna-e-dili akhir bar aai sai-e-paiham se
phiraya fikr-e-ajza ne use maidan-e-imkan men
chhupegi kya koi shai bargah-e-haq ke mahram se
chamak taare se mangi chand se dagh-e-jigar manga
udaai tirgi thodi si shab ki zulf-e-barham se
tadap bijli se paai huur se pakizgi paai
hararat li nafas-ha-e-masih-e-ibn-e-maryam se
zara si phir rububiyat se shan-e-be-niyazi li
malak se ajizi uftadgi taqdir shabnam se
phir in ajza ko ghola chashma-e-haivan ke paani men
murkkab ne mohabbat naam paaya arsh-e-azam se
muhavvis ne ye paani hasti-e-nau-khez par chhidka
girah kholi hunar ne us ke goya kar-e-alam se
hui jumbish ayaan zarron ne lutf-e-khvab ko chhoda
gale milne lage uth uth ke apne apne hamdam se
khiram-e-naz paaya aftabon ne sitaron ne
chatak ghunchon ne paai daagh paae lala-zaron ne
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