Ahmad Ali Barqi Azmi
takhta-e-mashq-e-sitam mujh ko banane vaala
tha vahi roz mire khvab men aane vaala
muntashir kar diya shiraza-e-hasti jis ne
khana-e-dil ko mire tha vo sajane vaala
roz karta raha vo vada-e-farda mujh se
umr bhar ahd-e-vafa tha jo nibhane vaala
us ne manjdhar men kashti ko miri chhod diya
tha jo tufan-e-havadis se bachane vaala
pahle karta tha pas-e-parda miri bekh-kuni
kamyabi ka miri jashn manane vaala
sabiqa jis se pada maslahat-andesh tha vo
”dost hota nahin har haath milane vala”
maar daale na ye tanhai ka ehsas mujhe
muntazir jis ka tha ab vo nahin aane vaala
jis se dil-jui ki ummid thi nikla vo raqib
jis ko dekho hai vahi mujh ko satane vaala
aish-o-ishrat ke sada khvab dikhata tha use
ghamza-o-naz se ‘barqi’ ko lubhane vaala
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