dudman-e-dard ki shadi hain hum 
KHandan-e-gham ki aabaadi hain hum 
apni shumi se hui shadi ghami 
shayad aabaadi ki barbaadi hain hum 
apne aab-e-chashm se sarsabz hain 
zeb-e-dasht-o-zinat-e-wadi hain hum 
darmiyan-e-zindagi-o-marg hain 
qabil-e-said o na sayyaadi hain hum 
zaKHm-ha-e-hijr mein kya kya sahe 
kushtagan-e-tegh-e-fauladi hain hum 
banda-e-pirem ya-rab az azab 
murid-e-altaf-e-azadi hain hum 
hum nahin kahte muqallid hain tere 
tere dar ke kalb-e-qilladi hain hum 
dad kar ai dad-gar ushshaq-kush 
tere aage tujh se fariyaadi hain hum 
KHun-baha mashuq se lete nahin 
aashiq-e-insaf-e-be-dadi hain hum 
duKHtar-e-raz ko koi hum se kahe 
tere to haqdar damadi hain hum 
hum gunahgar-e-janab-e-ishq hain 
abd-e-ubbaadi na auradi hain hum 
ai azizan tark-e-ishq-e-husn mein 
sang par jun naqsh-e-bahzadi hain hum 
la-walad kahte hain hum ko la-walad 
sher se az-bas-ki auladi hain hum 
aaqibat KHaki hain KHaki honge ne 
aatishi-o-ahi-o-baadi hain hum 
fath-baghi ne nasar-puri hain balki 
sindh mein bhi haidrabaadi hain hum 
kya kahen kya the kahan se aae hain 
misl-e-mazmun-e-nau iradi hain hum 
phir bhi wo irad karne sakta hai 
jis ke awwal bar ijadi hain hum 
mast-e-ahmad se 'matam' hain shakar* 
ne sumudi qaum ne aadi hain hum
        Ghazal
Dudman-e-dard ki shadi hain hum
Maatam Fazl Mohammad

