tujh men kab husn-e-bahar-e-gul ki ra.ana.i na thi
kab tire jalvon ki ik duniya tamasha.i na thi
zindagi bhar aarzu ka ḳhuun hi hota raha
lab pe lekin ek din bhi aah tak aa.i na thi
ishq hai ik atish-e-dil-soz men jalne ka naam
ham ko to roz-e-azal ye baat samjha.i na thi
ham rahe hain manzilon hi manzilon men umr bhar
jaise qismat men kisi pahlu shakeba.i na thi
ik chaman kya do jahan ki afaton se duur tha
ghuncha-e-nauras ke lab tak jab hansi aa.i na thi
kya kahun ‘jauhar’ jo mere jan-o-dil par ban ga.i
maut ka paigham tha ik sham-e-tanha.i na thi
Leave a Reply