waqar-e-shah-e-zawil-iqtadar dekh chuke
zuhur-e-qudrat-e-parwardigar dekh chuke
naqab khol ke ru-e-nigar dekh chuke
kuchh ek bar nahin lakh bar dekh chuke
jahan ke aish-o-gham-e-rozgar dekh chuke
jo dekhta tha so parwardigar dekh chuke
wo jite-ji hue iza se naza ki aagah
jo sadme tere shab-e-intizar dekh chuke
KHuda ke waste ab chhoD jism-e-KHaki ko
aziyyaten bahut o jaan-e-zar dekh chuke
junun ne KHub dikhai bahaar-e-jeb-o-kanar
hawa mein uDte hue tar tar dekh chuke
wo qaul ghair ko dete hain lete hain iqrar
teri taraf ko dil-e-be-qarar dekh chuke
yaqin hai ab na karen mere qatl mein taKHir
fasan chaTa ke wo KHanjar ki dhaar dekh chuke
na Dal pech mein KHatir na ab pareshan kar
bahut se dard-e-sar o zulf-e-yar dekh chuke
kare wo zinat-e-fitrak ya halal kare
kahin idhar ko bhi wo shahsawar dekh chuke
na pahuncha ek bhi zarra tumhaare daman tak
uDa ke KHak bhi hum KHaksar dekh chuke
hue safed-o-siyah-e-jahan se waqif
bahut si gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar dekh chuke
kiye hain KHub se nazzare bagh-e-hasti ke
jahan ko bas mere parwardigar dekh chuke
ilahi tu ne sharaf jis ko aasman pe diya
wo sar-zamin bhi ye KHaksar dekh chuke
nahin hai ek mein himmat ye wo zamana hai
gharib dekh chuke mal-dar dekh chuke
tahi hai nashsha-e-ulfat se ye KHum-e-gardun
sharaben pi ke tere baada-KHwar dekh chuke
kulah-e-kaj ko haTa kar dikha diya abru
qasam ali ki khinchi zul-fiqar dekh chuke
bhala wo KHak karen qasd bazm-e-hasti ka
jo log rahat-e-kunj-mazar dekh chuke
hua yaqin farishton ko KHaksari ka
kafan likha jo ye KHatt-e-ghubar dekh chuke
amame-baz jo ye kanThe ghaTTe wale hain
jahan mein jaise hain zi-e'tibar dekh chuke
aThai-gire hain sab jal-saz hain mufsid
kuchh ek do nahin hum to hazar dekh chuke
siwae zat-e-KHuda sab ke waste hai fana
sabaat-e-hasti-e-na-paedar dekh chuke
qusur-e-baKHt hai phir jaen ab agar mahrum
dar-e-karim to ummid-war dekh chuke
hazar-shukr ki baqi nahin koi hasrat
bahaar teri bhi o gul-ezar dekh chuke
najaf ko le gae mayyat farishta-e-naqqal
aziz khol ke mera mazar dekh chuke
faqir bhi mutarassid nigah-e-lutf ka hai
idhar bhi 'rind' mera shahryar dekh chuke
Ghazal
Waqar-e-shah-e-zawil-iqtadar dekh chuke
Rind Lakhnavi