Mauzu-e-suKHan

gul hui jati hai afsurda sulagti hui sham

Dhul ke niklegi abhi chashma-e-mahtab se raat

aur mushtaq nigahon ki suni jaegi

aur un hathon se mas honge ye tarse hue hat

un ka aanchal hai ki ruKHsar ki pairahan hai

kuchh to hai jis se hui jati hai chilman rangin

jaane us zulf ki mauhum ghani chhanw mein

TimTimata hai wo aaweza abhi tak ki nahin

aaj phir husn-e-dil-ara ki wahi dhaj hogi

wahi KHwabida si aankhen wahi kajal ki lakir

rang-e-rukHsar pe halka sa wo ghaze ka ghubar

sandali hath pe dhundli si hina ki tahrir

apne afkar ki ashaar ki duniya hai yahi

jaan-e-mazmun hai yahi shahid-e-mani hai yahi

aaj tak surKH o siyah sadiyon ke sae ke tale

aadam o hawwa ki aulad pe kya guzri hai?

maut aur zist ki rozana saf-arai mein

hum pe kya guzregi ajdad pe kya guzri hai?

in damakte hue shahron ki farawan maKHluq

kyun faqat marne ki hasrat mein jiya karti hai

ye hasin khet phaTa paDta hai jauban jin ka!

kis liye in mein faqat bhuk uga karti hai

ye har ek samt pur-asrar kaDi diwaren

jal-bujhe jin mein hazaron ki jawani ke charagh

ye har ek gam pe un KHwabon ki maqtal-gahen

jin ke partaw se charaghan hain hazaron ke dimagh

ye bhi hain aise kai aur bhi mazmun honge

lekin us shoKH ke aahista se khulte hue honT

hae us jism ke kambaKHt dil-awez KHutut

aap hi kahiye kahin aise bhi afsun honge

apna mauzu-e-suKHan un ke siwa aur nahin

taba-e-shaer ka watan un ke siwa aur nahin