wahshi the bu-e-gul ki tarah is jahan mein hum 
nikle to phir ke aae na apne makan mein hum 
sakin hain josh-e-ashk se aab-e-rawan mein hum 
rahte hain misl-e-mardum-e-abi jahan mein hum 
shaida-e-ru-e-gul na to shaida-e-qadd-e-sarw 
sayyaad ke shikar hain is bostan mein hum 
nikli labon se aah ki gardun nishana tha 
goya ki tir joDe hue the kaman mein hum 
aaluda-e-gunah hai apna riyaz bhi 
shab kaTte hain jag ke mugh ki dukan mein hum 
himmat pas-az-fana sabab-e-zikr-e-KHair hai 
murdon ka nam sunte hain har dastan mein hum 
saqi hai yar-e-mah-liqa hai sharab hai 
ab baadshah-e-waqt hain apne makan mein hum 
nairang-e-rozgar se aiman hain shakl-e-sarw 
rakhte hain ek haal bahaar-o-KHizan mein hum 
duniya o aaKHirat mein talabgar hain tere 
hasil tujhe samajhte hain donon jahan mein hum 
paida hua hai apne liye boriya-e-faqr 
ye nistan hai sher hain is nistan mein hum 
KHwahan koi nahin to kuchh is ka ojab nahin 
jins-e-giran-baha hain falak ki dukan mein hum 
likkha hai kis ke KHanjar-e-mizhgan ka us ne wasf 
ek zaKHm dekhte hain qalam ki zaban mein hum 
kya haal hai kisi ne na puchha hazar haif 
nalan rahe jaras ki tarah karwan mein hum 
aaya hai yar fatiha paDhne ko qabr par 
bedar baKHt-e-KHufta hai KHwab-e-giran mein hum 
shagird tarz-e-KHanda-zani mein hai gul tera 
ustad-e-andalib hain soz-o-fughan mein hum 
bagh-e-jahan ko yaad karenge adam mein kya 
kunj-e-qafas se tang rahe aashiyan mein hum 
allah-re be-qarari-e-dil hijr-e-yar mein 
gahe zamin mein the to gahe aasman mein hum 
darwaza band rakhte hain misl-e-hubab-e-bahr 
qufl-e-durun-KHana hain apne makan mein hum 
'atish' suKHan ki qadr zamane se uTh gai 
maqdur ho to qufl laga den zaban mein hum
 
        Ghazal
Wahshi the bu-e-gul ki tarah is jahan mein hum
Haidar Ali Aatish

