Kashmir

yahan KHwab-e-sukun-parwar mein bhi bedariyan dekhin
yahan har hoshiyari mein nai sarshaariyan dekhin

yahan ki ghaTiyon mein husn ke chashme ubalte hain
yahan har chiz par jazbaat-e-insani machalte hain

pareshan manzari mein bhi yahan fitrat sanwarti hai
KHamoshi mein bhi ek mauj-tarannum raqs karti hai

wo shaalimar ki ranginiyon mein husn ka jadu
wo duniya-e-shabab-o-sher wo gulzar-e-rang-o-bu

nashat-e-ruh-afza ki fazaon mein wo rangini
wo fawwaron ki naghma-saziyon mein kaif-e-KHud-bini

wo joban chashma-e-shahi ki doshiza bahaaron ka
ki gul phule hain ya jhurmuT utar aaya sitaron ka

wo unche parbat aur un par wo bal khati hui rahen
wo har wadi-e-tamanna-KHez phailai hui bahen

sanobar ki ghani shaKHon ka wo kaif-afrin saya
ki jis mein iztirab-e-zindagi ne bhi sukun paya

jidhar dekha udhar ek chashma-e-barfab hi dekha
nigahon ne meri ek manzar-e-simab hi dekha

sar-e-maghrib wo apni sair pani par shikaron mein
KHizan ka wahm bhi ek pap hai aisi bahaaron mein

yahan pani ke dhaare par charagh-e-zist jalte hain
yahan maujon ki godi mein kai mallah palte hain

kinaron ke wo barqi qumqumon ka aks pani mein
ki jaise bijliyan taDpen taKHayyul ki rawani mein

jilau-KHane hain fitrat ke ki ye rangin fazaen hain
ye maujen kausar-o-tasnim ki hain ya hawaen hain

nigahen jis taraf uThti hain sheristan hai manzar
latafat se bhara mausiqiyon ki jaan hai manzar

main hairan hun ki is KHitte ko kyun kar sar-zamin kahiye
sadaqat ka taqaza hai ki firdaus-e-barin kahiye