Sar-E-Tur

Ali Sardar Jafri

dil ko be-tab rakhti hai ik aarzu

kam hai ye vusat-e-alam-e-rang-o-bu

le chali hai kidhar phir nai justuju

ta-ba hadd-e-nazar ud ke jaate hain ham

vo jo haail the rahon men shams o qamar

ham-safar un ko apna banate hain ham

hai zamin parda-e-lala-o-nastaran

asman parda-e-kahkashan hai abhi

raz-e-fitrat hua laakh ham par ayaan

raz-e-fitrat nihan ka nihan hai abhi

jis ki sadiyon udhar ham ne ki ibtida

na-tamam apni vo dastan hai abhi

manzilen ud gaiin ban ke gard-e-safar

rahguzaron hi men karvan hai abhi

pi ke nakamiyon ki sharab-e-kuhan

apna zauq-e-tajassus javan hai abhi

haath kaate gae jurat-e-shauq par

khun-chakan ho ke vo gul-fishan ho gae

hairaton ne lagai jo mohr-e-sukut

lab khamoshi men jaadu bayan ho gae

raste men jo kohsar aae to ham

aise tadpe ki sail-e-ravan ho gae

hain azal se zamin ke kure par amiir

ho ke mahdud ham be-karan ho gae

zuaq-e-parvaz bhi dil ki ik jast hai

khaak se zinat-e-asman ho gae

aql-chalak ne di hai aa kar khabar

ik shabistan hai aivan-e-mahtab men

muntazir hain nigaran-e-atish-badan

jagmagati fazaon ki mehrab men

kitne dilkash hasin khvab bedar hain

maah o mirrikh ki chashm-e-be-khvab men

khinch phir zulf-e-mashuq-e-nil-gun

le le shole ko phir dast-e-betab men

muzhda ho mah-jabinan-e-aflak ko

bazm-e-giti ka sahab nazar aa gaya

tahniyat husn ko be-naqabi ki do

dida-var aa gaya parda-dar aa gaya

asman se gira tha jo kal tuut kar

vo sitara ba-dosh-e-qamar aa gaya

le ke paimana-e-dard-e-dil haath men

mal ke chehre pe khun-e-jigar aa gaya

bazm-e-sayyargan-e-falak-sair men

ik hunar-mand sayyara-gar aa gaya

shauq ki had magar chand tak to nahin

hai abhi rifat-e-asman aur bhi

hai surayya ke pichhe surayya ravan

kahkashan se pare kahkashan aur bhi

jhankti hain fazaon ke pechak se

rang aur nuur ki vadiyan aur bhi

aur bhi manzilen, aur bhi mushkilen

hain abhi ishq ke imtihan aur bhi

aaj dast-e-junun par hai sham-e-khirad

do jahan jis ke shole se maamur hain

le ke aaen payam-e-tulu-e-sahar

jitne suraj khalaon men mastur hain

kah do barq-e-tajalli se ho jalva-gar

aaj muusa nahin ham sar-e-tur hain