Gul-bang thi gulon ki hamara tarana tha

gul-bang thi gulon ki hamara tarana tha
apna bhi us chaman mein kabhi aashiyana tha

kucha mein us ke nala mera be-kasana tha
apna bhi is chaman mein kabhi aashiyana tha

jab koi zulf mein bhi na kuchh daKHl-e-shana tha
saudai tha mizaj mera aashiqana tha

bulbul ko apna nala mauzun tarana tha
har gul bhi mail ghazal-e-ashiqana tha

nalon mein bulbulon ki jo rang-e-tarana tha
fasl-e-bahaar thi wo gulon ka zamana tha

uljha hua jo gesu-e-jaanan mein shana tha
sumbul mein ek aur naya shaKH-e-shana tha

saudaiyon ko thi teri uljhan bala ki raat
zulf-e-dota ka tul-o-tawil ek fasana tha

jate hain aap aur bura haal hai mera
aati jo ab to maut ko achchha bahana tha

tir-e-nigah ki jo kaman thi juDi hui
apna jigar kabhi to kabhi dil nishana tha

dariya-e-mai ki ghat utarenge hum unhen
shirin ka ju-e-shir ka agla zamana tha

apni shab-e-visal ka allah-re ehtimam
shabnam ki shabnami thi falak shamiyana tha

kamli ko apna tan ke soya faqir mast
kya pashm tha amiron ka jo shamiyana tha

kaba ka ehtiram KHuda-saz ho gaya
us waqt mein kahan ye tera aastana tha

dair-o-haram mein kya tha agar hum se puchhiye
shayan-e-sajda-e-yar tera aastana tha

kunj-e-qafas mein shikwa-e-sayyaad kya karun
us ka qusur kya hai mera aab-o-dana tha

rozi hua hai dana-e-zanjir-o-ab-e-tegh
qismat ka aashiqon ki ye hai aab-o-dana tha

lohe ke the chane tere chhinTe ghazab ke thi
sayyaad KHub apne liye aab-o-dana tha

ho mujh sa andalib KHush-ilhan asir-e-dam
sayyaad ka nasib mera aab-o-dana tha

gandum jo KHuld mein to yahan thi sharab-e-nab
ek main tha do jagah pe mera aab-o-dana tha

rind-e-sharab-e-KHar raha main tamam-umr
angur ka nasib mujhe aab-o-dana tha

main wo sadaf hun jis ke hai dariya-dili ka shor
jo hans chug raha hai mera aab-o-dana tha

bulbul ke aage apni baDi baat rah gai
ghuncha se to kahin tera chhuTa diya na hath

rangin-KHayaliyan dam-e-fikr-e-suKHan na thin
zeb tan-e-urus libas-e-shahana tha

missi kabhi mali kabhi gesu bana kiye
shab-bhar shab-e-visal mein hila-bahana tha

tujh se siwa to ai sanam allah ka hi nam
achchha tha han hasin tha yusuf bura na tha

yaran-e-raftagan ka nishan KHak DhunDhiye
reg-e-rawan ka qafila tha jo rawana tha

munh dekhi un ke samne kahte nahin hain hum
apni zaban pe wasf-e-dahan ghaebana tha

baad-e-bahaar ja ke oDa lai bagh mein
kya ganj-e-shaegan zar-e-gul ka KHazana tha

apna samand-e-umr jama jam ke uD gaya
shayad hamara raaz-e-nafas taziyana tha

raaz-e-nihan kisi pe na apna ayan hua
na-ashna-e-gosh hamara fasana tha

pahchaniye to KHak ke putlon ki KHak ko
begana kaun kaun sa un mein yagana tha

us shoala-ru ki thi jo dil-e-saf mein jagah
aatish-kada ye 'mehr' ka aaina-KHana tha