
Nazm Tabatabai
yuun to na tere jism men hain zinhar haath
dene ke ai karim magar hain hazar haath
angḌa.iyon men phailte hain baar baar haath
shisha ki samt baḌhte hain be-iḳhtiyar haath
Duube hain tark-e-sa.i se afsos to ye hai
sahil tha haath bhar pe lagate jo chaar haath
aati hai jab nasim to kahti hai mauj-e-bahr
yuun aabru sameT agar hon hazar haath
darpai hain mere qatl ke ahbab aur main
ḳhush huun ki mere ḳhuun men rangte hain yaar haath
daman-kashan chali hai badan se nikal ke ruuh
khinchte hain phailte hain jo yuun baar baar haath
miTta nahin navishta-e-qismat kisi tarah
patthar se sar ko phoḌ ki zaanu pe maar haath
saaqi sambhalna ki hai labrez jam-e-mai
laghzish hai mere paanv men aur ra.asha-dar haath
mutrib se puchh mas.ala-e-jabr-o-iḳhtiyar
kya taal sam pe uThte hain be-iḳhtiyar haath
main aur huun ala.eq-e-duniya ke daam men
mera na ek haath na us ke hazar haath
ai ‘nazm’ vasl men bhi raha tu na chain se
dil ko hua qarar to hai be-qarar haath

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