Ek Shaera Ki Shadi Par

ai ki tha uns tujhe ishq ke afsanon se

zindagani teri aabaad thi rumanon se

sher ki god mein palti thi jawani teri

tere sheron se ubalti thi jawani teri

rashk-e-firdaus tha har husn bhara KHwab tera

ek pamal khilauna tha ye mahtab tera

nikhat-e-sher se mahki hui rahti thi sada

nashsha-e-fikr mein bahki hui rahti thi sada

shirkat-e-ghair se begana the naghme tere

ismat-e-hur ka afsana the naghme tere

sher ki KHalwat-e-rangin thi pari-KHana tera

mast KHwabon ke jaziron mein tha kashana tera

ghaeb-az-chashm thi jannat ki bahaaron ki tarah

dast-e-insan se thi mahfuz sitaron ki tarah

sohbat-e-ghair se ghabraati thi tanhai teri

aaine se bhi to sharmati thi tanhai teri

subh ki tarah se doshiza thi hasti teri

bu-e-gul ki tarah pakiza thi hasti teri

naghma-o-sher ke firdaus mein tu rahti thi

yaksar ilham o tarannum tha jo tu kahti thi

tere ashaar the jannat ki bahaaron ke hujum

tere afkar the zarrin sitaron ke hujum

dard-e-sheri ke tassur se to maghmum thi tu

aasman ka magar ek ghuncha-e-masum thi tu

mauj-e-kausar ka chhalakta hua paimana thi

ghair honTon ke tasawwur se bhi begana thi

ab gawara hui kyun ghair ki sohbat tujh ko

kyun pasand aa gai na-jins ki shirkat tujh ko

auj-e-taqdis ko pasti ki ada bha gai kyun

teri tanhai ki jannat pe KHizan chha gai kyun

sher o ruman ke wo KHwab kahan hain tere

wo nuqush-e-gul-o-mahtab kahan hain tere

kaun si turfa ada bha gai is duniya mein

KHuld ko chhoD ke kyun aa gai is duniya mein

ho gai aam tu nur-e-mah-e-taban ki tarah

aah kyun jal na bujhi sham-e-shabistan ki tarah

apni doshiza bahaaron ko na khona tha kabhi

wo kali thi tu jise phul na hona tha kabhi

iffaten miT ke jawani ko miTa jati hain

phul kumhlate hain kaliyan kahin kumhlati hain

bulbul-e-mast-nawa dasht mein kyun rahne lagi

naghma-e-tar ki jagah marsiya kyun kahne lagi

hawas-aluda hui pak jawani teri

ghair ki raat hai ab aur kahani teri

kis ko malum tha tu is qadar arzan hogi

zinat-e-mahfil o pamal-e-shabistan hogi

jazb-e-iffat ka mayassar tha jo irfan tujh ko

kyun na marghub hua shewa-e-jaanan tujh ko

tirgi hirs ki huron ko bhi bahka hi gai

tere bistar pe bhi aaKHir ko shikan aa hi gai

ab nahin tujh mein wo huron ki si iffat baqi

hur thi tujh mein, gai, rah gai aurat baqi

han wo aurat jise bachchon ka fasana kahiye

barbat-e-nafs ka ek fuhsh tarana kahiye

jis mein hai zahr ufunat ka wo paimana kahen

ek gunahon ka bhabhakta hua mai-KHana kahen

nauha-KHwan apni jawan maut ka hone de mujhe

muskura tu magar is haal pe rone de mujhe