KHushk-sali

ai dil-e-afsurda wo asrar-e-baatin kya hue
soz ki raaten kahan hain saz ke din kya hue

aansuon ki wo jhaDi wo gham ka saman kya hua
tera sawan ka mahina chashm-e-giryan kya hua

kya hui baala-e-sar wo lutf-e-yazdan ki ghaTa
aasman-e-dil pe wo ghanghor irfan ki ghaTa

ab wo nalon ki garaj hai ab na wo shor-e-fughan
ab na uThta hai kaleja se mohabbat ka dhuan

apne afal-e-siyah par ab pashemani nahin
ab pasine ke sitare zeb-e-peshani nahin

dard ki muddat se ab dil mein chamak hoti nahin
wo tapak chhaalon ki kaunde ki lapak hoti nahin

zikr-e-maula se labon par ab wo narmi hi nahin
bhap sine se uThe kya dil mein garmi hi nahin

ab sharare soz-e-gham ke dil mein rahte hi nahin
ashk ab pichhle pahar aankhon se bahte hi nahin

marifat dil mein na ab wo ruh mein ehsas hai
log kahte hain ki hai lekin hamein to yas hai

ab na wo aankhon mein ashk-e-KHun na wo dil mein gudaz
ab na wo sham-e-tamanna hai na wo subh-e-niyaz

KHushk hain aankhen jabinen tang sine sard hain
ab na wo dukhte hue dil hain na chehre zard hain

aah ki aur dil umanD aaya ye hota hi nahin
Dub kar zauq-e-fana mein koi rota hi nahin

phul daghon se khile the jis dil-e-sarshaar mein
KHak ab muddat se uDti hai usi gulzar mein

aansuon se nam jo rahta tha wo daman jal gaya
lahlahata tha jo sine mein gulistan jal gaya

ruh mein baalidgi ki quwwaten madum hain
donon aankhen aansuon ke faiz se mahrum hain

pech-o-KHam se bahne wala dil ka dariya KHushk hai
wo bhari barsat yani chashm-e-bina KHushk hai

KHun hai dil mein magar pahli si tughyani nahin
abr hai baad-e-muKHalif se magar pani nahin

jab ye aalam hai to barish ki shikayat kis liye
be-mahal ye hasrat-e-baran-e-rahmat kis liye

ek mujassam KHushk-sali KHud hamari zat hai
zid hamari hastiyon ki abr hai barsat hai

rahmaton se josh mein aane ki KHwahish kya karen
KHud sarapa qaht hain ummid-e-barish kya karen