chheDe main ne kabhii lab-o-ruKhsaar ke qisse
gahe gul-o-bul_bul kii hikaayat ko nikhaaraa
gahe kisii shahazaade ke afsaane sunaaye
gahe kyaa duniyaa-e-paristaaN kaa nazaaraa
main khoyaa rahaa jin-o-malaik ke jahaaN mein
har lahajaa agarche mujhe aadam ne pukaaraa
barason yuuN hii dil_jamii-e-aurang kii Khaatir
sau phuul khilaaye kabhii sau zaKhm Khariide
main likhataa rahaa hijv baGaavat manshuun kii
main paDhataa rahaa qasr_nashiinon ke qasiide
ubharaa bhii agar dil mein ko_ii jazabaa-e-sar_kash
is Khauf se chup thaa ke ko_ii honTh na sii de
lekin ye tilismaat bhii taa der na rah paaye
aaKhir mai-o-miinaa-o-Daf-o-chang bhii TuutTe
yuu.N dast-o-garebaaN huaa insaan-o-Khudaaband
nakhachiir to ta.Dape qafas-e-rang bhii TuuTe
is kashmakash-e-zarraa-o-anjum kii fizaa mein
kash_kol to kyaa afsar-o-aurang bhii TuuTe
main dekh rahaa thaa mere yaaron ne baDhakar
qaatil ko pukaaraa kabhii maqtal ko sadaa dii
gahe rasn-o-daar ke aaGosh mein jhuule
gahe haram-o-dair kii buniyaad hilaa dii
jis aag se bhar_puur thaa maahaul kaa siinaa
vo aag mere lauh-o-qalam ko bhii pilaa dii
aur aaj shikastaa huaa har tauq-e-talaa_ii
ab fan meraa darbaar kii jagiir nahiin hai
ab meraa hunar hai mere jamahuur kii daulat
ab meraa junuuN kaif-e-taaziir nahiin hai
ab dil pe jo guzaregii be-Tok kahuuNgaa
ab mere qalam main ko_ii zanjiir nahiin hai
gahe gul-o-bul_bul kii hikaayat ko nikhaaraa
gahe kisii shahazaade ke afsaane sunaaye
gahe kyaa duniyaa-e-paristaaN kaa nazaaraa
main khoyaa rahaa jin-o-malaik ke jahaaN mein
har lahajaa agarche mujhe aadam ne pukaaraa
barason yuuN hii dil_jamii-e-aurang kii Khaatir
sau phuul khilaaye kabhii sau zaKhm Khariide
main likhataa rahaa hijv baGaavat manshuun kii
main paDhataa rahaa qasr_nashiinon ke qasiide
ubharaa bhii agar dil mein ko_ii jazabaa-e-sar_kash
is Khauf se chup thaa ke ko_ii honTh na sii de
lekin ye tilismaat bhii taa der na rah paaye
aaKhir mai-o-miinaa-o-Daf-o-chang bhii TuutTe
yuu.N dast-o-garebaaN huaa insaan-o-Khudaaband
nakhachiir to ta.Dape qafas-e-rang bhii TuuTe
is kashmakash-e-zarraa-o-anjum kii fizaa mein
kash_kol to kyaa afsar-o-aurang bhii TuuTe
main dekh rahaa thaa mere yaaron ne baDhakar
qaatil ko pukaaraa kabhii maqtal ko sadaa dii
gahe rasn-o-daar ke aaGosh mein jhuule
gahe haram-o-dair kii buniyaad hilaa dii
jis aag se bhar_puur thaa maahaul kaa siinaa
vo aag mere lauh-o-qalam ko bhii pilaa dii
aur aaj shikastaa huaa har tauq-e-talaa_ii
ab fan meraa darbaar kii jagiir nahiin hai
ab meraa hunar hai mere jamahuur kii daulat
ab meraa junuuN kaif-e-taaziir nahiin hai
ab dil pe jo guzaregii be-Tok kahuuNgaa
ab mere qalam main ko_ii zanjiir nahiin hai
