Ahmad Faraz
muddaton baad mila nama-e-janan lekin
na koi dil ki hikayat na koi pyaar ki baat
na kisi harf men mahrumi-e-jan ka qissa
na kisi lafz men bhule hue iqrar ki baat
na kisi satr pe bhige hue kajal ki lakir
na kahin zikr judai ka na didar ki baat
bas vahi ek hi mazmun ki mire shahr ke log
kaise sahme hue rahte hain gharon men apne
itni be-nam khamoshi hai ki divane bhi
koi sauda nahin rakhte hain saron men apne
ab qafas hi ko nasheman ka badal jaan liya
ab kahan taqat-e-parvaz paron men apne
vo jo do chaar subu-kash the ki jin ke dam se
gardish-e-jam bhi thi raunaq-e-mai-khana bhi thi
vo jo do chaar nava-gar the ki jin ke hote
hurmat-e-naghma bhi thi jurat-e-rindana bhi thi
koi maqtal koi zindan koi pardes gaya
chand hi the ki ravish jin ki judagana bhi thi
ab to bas burda-farosh hai jidhar bhi jaao
ab to har kucha-o-ku misr ka bazar lage
sar-e-darbar sitada hain bayazen le kar
vo jo kuchh dost kabhi sahab-e-kirdar lage
ghairat-e-ishq ki kal mal-e-tijarat men na thi
aaj dekho ki hain ambar ke ambar lage
aisa aseb-zada shahr ki dekha na suna
aisi dahshat hai ki patthar hue sab ke baazu
dar-o-divar-e-kharabat vahi hain lekin
na kahin qulqul-e-mina hai na gul-bang-e-subu
be-dili sheva-e-arbab-e-mohabbat thahra
ab koi aae ki jaae ”tananahu-yahu”
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