Mukafat

aao ki mai-kadon mein guzaren tamam raat
tanhaiyon mein sohbat-e-jam-o-subu rahe

KHamoshiyon mein kaifiyat-e-guftugu rahe
yaadon ke pech-o-KHam ko sanwaren tamam raat

zahr-e-hayat dil mein utaren tamam raat
ye dar jo band ho to kahin aur uTh chalen

zulmat baDhe to aatish-e-gham tez-tar karen
parwana-war jal ke banen KHak-e-rah-nashin

amboh-e-gard-baad mein raqs sharar karen
uftadgi mein aarzu-e-baal-o-par karen

le jaen kis ke pas ye dagh-e-KHud-agahi
ai soz-e-hijr koi tera raaz-dan nahin

ye shahr-e-na-shanas ye virani-e-hujum
is qafile mein ahl-e-nazar ka nishan nahin

sab ajnabi hain koi yahan ham-zaban nahin
baiThen shafaq ke sae mein KHun-e-jigar piyen

aao ki rasm-e-ahl-e-KHarabaat hai yahi
har ishq-e-saKHt-jaan ki mukafat hai yahi