KHushk-sali

ai dil-e-afsurda wo asrar-e-baatin kya hue

soz ki raaten kahan hain saz ke din kya hue

aansuon ki wo jhaDi wo gham ka saman kya hua

tera sawan ka mahina chashm-e-giryan kya hua

kya hui baala-e-sar wo lutf-e-yazdan ki ghaTa

aasman-e-dil pe wo ghanghor irfan ki ghaTa

ab wo nalon ki garaj hai ab na wo shor-e-fughan

ab na uThta hai kaleja se mohabbat ka dhuan

apne afal-e-siyah par ab pashemani nahin

ab pasine ke sitare zeb-e-peshani nahin

dard ki muddat se ab dil mein chamak hoti nahin

wo tapak chhaalon ki kaunde ki lapak hoti nahin

zikr-e-maula se labon par ab wo narmi hi nahin

bhap sine se uThe kya dil mein garmi hi nahin

ab sharare soz-e-gham ke dil mein rahte hi nahin

ashk ab pichhle pahar aankhon se bahte hi nahin

marifat dil mein na ab wo ruh mein ehsas hai

log kahte hain ki hai lekin hamein to yas hai

ab na wo aankhon mein ashk-e-KHun na wo dil mein gudaz

ab na wo sham-e-tamanna hai na wo subh-e-niyaz

KHushk hain aankhen jabinen tang sine sard hain

ab na wo dukhte hue dil hain na chehre zard hain

aah ki aur dil umanD aaya ye hota hi nahin

Dub kar zauq-e-fana mein koi rota hi nahin

phul daghon se khile the jis dil-e-sarshaar mein

KHak ab muddat se uDti hai usi gulzar mein

aansuon se nam jo rahta tha wo daman jal gaya

lahlahata tha jo sine mein gulistan jal gaya

ruh mein baalidgi ki quwwaten madum hain

donon aankhen aansuon ke faiz se mahrum hain

pech-o-KHam se bahne wala dil ka dariya KHushk hai

wo bhari barsat yani chashm-e-bina KHushk hai

KHun hai dil mein magar pahli si tughyani nahin

abr hai baad-e-muKHalif se magar pani nahin

jab ye aalam hai to barish ki shikayat kis liye

be-mahal ye hasrat-e-baran-e-rahmat kis liye

ek mujassam KHushk-sali KHud hamari zat hai

zid hamari hastiyon ki abr hai barsat hai

rahmaton se josh mein aane ki KHwahish kya karen

KHud sarapa qaht hain ummid-e-barish kya karen