Poet Name: Akbar Masoom

ye gul jis ḳhaak se laaya gaya hai use aflak se laaya gaya hai chaman pe rang aata hi nahin

us ḳhush-ada ke aina-ḳhane men ja.unga phir lauT kar main apne zamane men ja.unga rah jaegi ye saari kahani yahin

sun! hijr aur visal ka jaadu kahan gaya main to kahin nahin tha magar tu kahan gaya jab ḳhema-e-ḳhayal men

niind men gunguna raha huun main ḳhvab ki dhun bana raha huun main ek muddat se baagh duniya ka apne

ye saare phuul ye patthar usi se milte hain to ai aziiz ham aksar usi se milte hain ḳhuda gavah

aisa ek maqam ho jis men dil jaisi virani ho yadon jaisi tez hava ho dard se gahra paani ho

ḳhvab aram nahin ḳhvab pareshani hai mere bistar men aziyyat ki faravani hai mujh ko to vo bhi hai ma.alum

ab bhi aksar dhyan tumhara aata hai dekho guzra vaqt dobara aata hai aah nahin aati hai ab to honTon

ḳhud se niklun bhi to rasta nahin asan mira meri sochen hain ghani ḳhauf hai gunjan mira hai kisi aur

ye saari dhuul miri hai ye sab ghubar mira guzar hai tere ḳharabe se baar baar mira ḳhizan to kya