Wo Jo Chhup Jate the Kabon Mein Sanam-KHanon Mein

Makhdoom Mohiuddin

vo jo chhup jaate the ka.abon men sanam-ḳhanon men

un ko la la ke biThaya gaya divanon men

fasl-e-gul hoti thi kya jashn-e-junun hota tha

aaj kuchh bhi nahin hota hai gulistanon men

aaj to talḳhi-e-dauran bhi bahut halki hai

ghol do hijr ki raton ko bhi paimanon men

aaj tak tanz-e-mohabbat ka asar baaqi hai

qahqahe gunjte phirte hain bayabanon men

vasl hai un ki ada hijr hai un ka andaz

kaun sa rang bharun ishq ke afsanon men

shahr men dhuum hai ik sho.ala-nava ki ‘maḳhdum’

tazkire raston men charche hain pari-ḳhanon men