Sahil Pe Ab Charagh Farozan Hue to Kya

Kashfi Lucknavi

sahil pe ab charagh farozan hue to kya

gharqab ham ko kar ke ye saman hue to kya

be-rang-o-bu hai daman-e-ahl-e-chaman abhi

qatre lahu ke sarf-e-baharan hue to kya

be-kar hai bahar jo aa.e na vaqt par

gar mere ba.ad aish ke saman hue to kya

ham but-kade men rah ke bhi iman-parast hain

vaa.iz haram men rah ke musalman hue to kya

gar la-ilaj ho gaya dard-e-dil-e-figar

phir charasaz ma.il-e-darman hue to kya

mathe pe to kalank ka Tiika hai aaj tak

ham ko miTa ke log numayan hue to kya

ḳhvabida ab bhi nazren hain be-his hai ab bhi dil

na ashna-e-soz ghazal-ḳhvan hue to kya

daman se ḳhuun dil ko banana tha rashk-e-gul

minnat-kash-e-bahar-e-gulistan hue to kya

‘kashfi’ miTa sake na magar zulmat-e-nasib

aansu hamare zinat-e-mizhgan hue to kya