Hawa ruki hai to raqs-e-sharar bhi KHatm hua

qalam udas hai lafzon mein hashr barpa hai
hawa ruki hai to raqs-e-sharar bhi KHatm hua

junun-e-shauq junun-e-safar bhi KHatm hua
furaat-e-jaan

teri maujon mein ab rawani nahin
koi fasana nahin ab koi kahani nahin

simaT gae hain kinare wo be-karani nahin
to kya ye nabz ka chalna hi zindagani hai

nahin nahin ye koi zist ki nishani nahin
ki sans lena faqat koi zindagani nahin

kuchh aur rang mein aai hai ye KHizan ab ke
hai simTi simTi si KHud mein hi ghairat-e-nahid

miyan-e-ahl-e-tariqat bhi be-rida hai ghazal
hujum-e-ahl-e-zaban aur be-nawa hai ghazal

safar ye kaise kare KHarzar raston par
thakan sawar hai is par barahna-pa hai ghazal

tumhaara sath jo chhuTa to ab pareshan hai
ki is taghaful-e-be-ja pe saKHt hairan hai

ye kis maqam pe tum ne akela chhoD diya
tumhein KHabar hai ki tum se bahut KHafa hai ghazal

ye be-makani
ye tanhai aur ye dar-ba-dari

sata raha hai bahut ab KHayal-e-ham-safari
salib-o-dar-o-rasan se guzar rahi hai ghazal

chale bhi aao kahan ho ki mar rahi hai ghazal
siyah libas mein nauhe udas baiThe hain

saron ko thame qaside udas baiThe hain
hai marsiye ki nigahon mein abr Thahra hua

badan darida latife udas baiThe hain
ubhar rahi hai ye kaisi sada-e-wawaila

sirhane dekho rubai ka bain hota hai
wo dekho

nazm-e-gareban chaak karte hue
duhai deti hai maqtal ke istiaron ki

alamaton ki kinayon ki aur ishaaron ki
bahut malul hain shahr-e-suKHan ki tahriren

shab-e-alam ke hain qisse junun ki tafsiren
waraq waraq hai pareshan ghubar-e-KHatir ka

hua hai nasr ko ehsas phir yatimi ka
hawa-e-shahr-e-sitam kis ada se guzri hai

dahan KHamosh hain
chup chup se hain suKHan ke charagh

bujhi bujhi si hai qindil-e-KHanqah-e-adab
dhuan dhuan hain

KHitabat ke fikr-o-fan ke charagh
hai aasman adab pe wo dhund chhai hui

dikhai deta nahin ab koi sitara-e-nur
kalam ka wo qarina

wo guftugu ka shuur
kahan se ab koi laega sani-e-manzur

ajib waqt paDa hai fan-e-nizamat par
ki dam-ba-KHud se khaDe hain ab 'anwar'-o-'manzur'

waqar kaise ata ho shikasta lahjon ko
rafu kare koi kaise darida jumlon ko

hai muskurana zaruri waqar-e-gham ke liye
tarashe kaun zaban hurmate-qalam ke liye

tumhaare jaane se viran ho gai mahfil
ujaD gaya hai ye dekho jahan-e-shahr-e-adab

samajh mein kuchh nahin aata ki ab kahan jaen
bhaTakte phirte hain ab sakinan-e-shahr-e-adab

ye mai-kade ki udasi
ye jam ulTe hue

ki jaise roe hon shab-bhar ye saghar-o-mina
kai dinon se hansi hi nahin hai collage-girl

tumhaare hijr ne patthar bana diya hai use
bahut udas baDi be-qarar chup chup si

ki huzn-o-yas ka manzar bana diya hai use
wo dekho mez pe jitni kitaben rakkhi hain

tumhaari gard rifaqat hai sab ke chehre par
pukarti hain tumhein ye adhuri tahriren

bikharte TuTte KHwabon ki tishna tabiren
ye ujDa ujDa dabistan DhunDhta hai tumhein

chale bhi aao ki imkan DhunDhta hai tumhein
jo ho sake to chale aao tum malik-zada

magar ye KHwahish-e-beja
use KHabar hi nahin

ki jaane wale kabhi lauT kar nahin aate
mahakte rahte hain gul-dan un ki yaadon ke

sulagte rahte hain loban un ki yaadon ke