Muhasara

mere ghanim ne mujh ko payam bheja hai

ki halqa-zan hain mere gird lashkari us ke

fasil-e-shahr ke har burj har manare par

kaman-ba-dast sitada hain askari us ke

wo barq lahar bujha di gai hai jis ki tapish

wajud-e-KHak mein aatish-fishan jagati thi

bichha diya gaya barud us ke pani mein

wo ju-e-ab jo meri gali ko aati thi

sabhi durida-dahan ab badan-darida hue

supurd-e-dar-o-rasan sare sar-kashida hue

tamam sufi o salik sabhi shuyuKH o imam

umid-e-lutf pe aiwan-e-kaj-kulah mein hain

moazzazin-e-adalat bhi half uThane ko

misal-e-sail-e-mubarram nashista rah mein hain

tum ahl-e-harf ki pindar ke sana-gar the

wo aasman-e-hunar ke nujum samne hain

bas ek musahib-e-darbar ke ishaare par

gada-garan-e-suKHan ke hujum samne hain

qalandaran-e-wafa ki asas to dekho

tumhaare sath hai kaun aas-pas to dekho

so shart ye hai jo jaan ki aman chahte ho

to apne lauh-o-qalam qatl-gah mein rakh do

wagarna ab ke nishana kaman-daron ka

bas ek tum ho so ghairat ko rah mein rakh do

ye shart-nama jo dekha to elchi se kaha

use KHabar nahin tariKH kya sikhati hai

ki raat jab kisi KHurshid ko shahid kare

to subh ek naya suraj tarash lati hai

so ye jawab hai mera mere adu ke liye

ki mujh ko hirs-e-karam hai na KHauf-e-KHamyaza

use hai satwat-e-shamshir par ghamanD bahut

use shikoh-e-qalam ka nahin hai andaza

mera qalam nahin kirdar us muhafiz ka

jo apne shahr ko mahsur kar ke naz kare

mera qalam nahin kasa kisi subuk-sar ka

jo ghasibon ko qasidon se sarfaraaz kare

mera qalam nahin auzar us naqab-zan ka

jo apne ghar ki hi chhat mein shigaf Dalta hai

mera qalam nahin us duzd-e-nim-shab ka rafiq

jo be-charagh gharon par kamand uchhaalta hai

mera qalam nahin tasbih us maballigh ki

jo bandagi ka bhi har dam hisab rakhta hai

mera qalam nahin mizan aise aadil ki

jo apne chehre pe dohra naqab rakhta hai

mera qalam to amanat hai mere logon ki

mera qalam to adalat mere zamir ki hai

isi liye to jo likkha tapak-e-jaan se likha

jabhi to loch kaman ka zaban tir ki hai

main kaT girun ki salamat rahun yaqin hai mujhe

ki ye hisar-e-sitam koi to giraega

tamam umr ki iza-nasibiyon ki qasam

mere qalam ka safar raegan na jaega

sarisht-e-ishq ne uftadgi nahin pai

tu qadd-e-sarw na bini o saya-paimai