Tufan-e-Abr-O-Baad Se Har-Su Nami Bhi Hai

Akhtar Hoshiyarpuri

tufan-e-abr-o-bad se har-su nami bhi hai

peḌon ke TuTne ka saman didani bhi hai

arzan hai apne shahr men paani ki tarah ḳhuun

varna vafa ka ḳhuun baḌa qimti bhi hai

yaaro shaguft-e-gul ki sada par chale chalo

dasht-e-junun ke moḌ pe kuchh raushni bhi hai

TuuTe hue makan hain magar chand se makin

is shahr-e-arzu men ik aisi gali bhi hai

begana-var guzri chali ja rahi hai ziist

muḌ muḌ ke doston ki tarah dekhti bhi hai

‘aḳhtar’ guzarte lamhon ki aahaT pe yuun na chaunk

is matami julus men ik zindagi bhi hai