Tumhein Mujh Mein Kya Nazar Aa Gaya Jo Mera Ye Rup Bana Gae

Jameeluddin Aali

tumhen mujh men kya nazar aa gaya jo mira ye ruup bana ga.e

vo tamam log jo ishq the vo mire vajud men aa ga.e

na tire siva koi likh sake na mire siva koi paḌh sake

ye huruf-e-be-varaq-o-sabaq hamen kya zaban sikha ga.e

na kar aaj ham se ye guftugu mujhe kyuun hui tiri justuju

are ham bhi ek ḳhayal the so tire bhi zehn men aa ga.e

jo suna ki ghar tire ja.enge tire sehan o baagh saja.enge

mire ashk uḌ ke hava ke saath unhi badalon men sama ga.e

dil-e-shab men sub.h ki dhaḌkanen abhi ibtida-e-ghazal men thiin

ki vo aa.e aur tamam sher miri hi dhun men suna ga.e

jo na aap us pe hue ayaan ye rakhega ham ko bhi sar-giran

ka.i baar le ke shikayaten mire dost arz o sama ga.e

ka.i mahfilon men to yuun hua ki jab aa.e ‘ali’-e-ḳhush-ada

jo na khul sake to chhupe rahe jo na ro sake to rula ga.e