mere shanon pe tira sar tha nigahen namnak
ab to ik yaad si baaqi hai so vo bhi kya hai
ghar gaya zehn gham-e-zist ke andazon men
har hatheli pe dhare soch raha huun baitha
kaash us vaqt koi pir-e-khamida aa kar
kisi azurda tabiat ka fasana kahta
ik dhundlaka sa hai dam tod chuka hai suraj
din ke daman pe hain dhabbe se riya-kari ke
aur maghrib ki fana-gah men phaila hua khuun
dabta jaata hai siyahi ki tahon ke niche
duur talab ke nazdik vo sukhi si babul
chand tuute hue viran makanon se pare
haath phailae barahna si khadi hai khamosh
jaise ghurbat men musafir ko sahara na mile
us ke pichhe se jhijakta hua ik gol sa chand
ubhra be-nur shuaon ke safine ko liye
main abhi soch raha huun ki agar tu mil jaae
zindagi-go hai giran-bar pa itni na rahe
chand aansu gham-e-giti ke liye chand nafas
ek ghaav hai jise yuun hi siye jaate hain
main agar ji bhi raha huun to taajjub kya hai
mujh se lakhon hain jo be-sud jiye jaate hain
koi markaz hi nahin mere takhayyul ke liye
is se kya faeda jiite rahe aur ji na sake
ab irada hai ki patthar ke sanam pujunga
taaki ghabraun to takra bhi sakun mar bhi sakun
aise insanon se patthar ke sanam achchhe hain
un ke qadmon pe machalta ho damakta hua khuun
aur vo meri mohabbat pe kabhi hans na saken
main bhi be-rang nigahon ki shikayat na karun
ya kahin gosha-e-ahram ke sannate men
ja ke khvabida farain se itna puchhun
har zamane men kai the ki khuda ek hi tha
ab to itne hain ki hairan huun kis ko pujun
ab to maghrib ki fana-gah men vo sog nahin
aks tahrir hai ik raat ka halka halka
aur pur-soz dhundalke se vahi gol sa chand
apni be-nur shuaon ka safina kheta
ubhra namnak nigahon se mujhe takta hua
jaise ghul kar mire aansu men badal jaega
haath phailae udhar dekh rahi hai vo babul
sochti hogi koi mujh sa hai ye bhi tanha
aina ban ke shab-o-roz taka karta hai
kaisa talab hai jo us ko hara kar na saka
yuun guzare se guzar jaenge din apne bhi
par ye hasrat hi rahegi ki guzare na gae
khuun pi pi ke pila karti hai angur ki bel
gar yahi rang-e-tamanna tha chalo yunhi sahi
khuun piiti rahi badhti rahi konpal konpal
chhanv taron ki shagufon ko numu deti rahi
narm shakhon ko thapakte rahe ayyam ke haath
yunhi din biit gae subh hui shaam hui
ab magar yaad nahin kya tha maal-e-ummid
ek tahrir hai halki si lahu ki baaqi
bel phalti hai to kanton ko chhupa leti hai
zindagi apni pareshan thi pareshan hi rahi
chahta ye tha mire zakhm ke angur bandhen
ye na chaha tha mira jam-e-tahi rah jaae
haath phailae udhar dekh rahi hai vo babul
sochti hogi koi mujh sa hai ye bhi tanha
ghir gaya zehn gham-e-zist ke andazon men
kaisa talab hai jo us ko hara kar na saka
kaash is vaqt koi pir-e-khamida aa kar
mere shanon ko thapakta gham-e-tanhai men
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