Walida marhuma ki yaad mein

zarra zarra dahr ka zindani-e-taqdir hai
parda-e-majburi o bechaargi tadbir hai

aasman majbur hai shams o qamar majbur hain
anjum-e-simab-pa raftar par majbur hain

hai shikast anjam ghunche ka subu gulzar mein
sabza o gul bhi hain majbur-e-numu gulzar mein

naghma-e-bulbul ho ya aawaz-e-KHamosh-e-zamir
hai isi zanjir-e-alam-gir mein har shai asir

aankh par hota hai jab ye sirr-e-majburi ayan
KHushk ho jata hai dil mein ashk ka sail-e-rawan

qalb-e-insani mein raqs-e-aish-o-gham rahta nahin
naghma rah jata hai lutf-e-zer-o-bam rahta nahin

ilm o hikmat rahzan-e-saman-e-ashk-o-ah hai
yani ek almas ka TukDa dil-e-agah hai

garche mere bagh mein shabnam ki shadabi nahin
aankh meri maya-dar-e-ashk-e-unnabi nahin

jaanta hun aah mein aalam-e-insani ka raaz
hai nawa-e-shikwa se KHali meri fitrat ka saz

mere lab par qissa-e-nairangi-e-dauran nahin
dil mera hairan nahin KHanda nahin giryan nahin

par teri taswir qasid girya-e-paiham ki hai
aah ye tardid meri hikmat-e-mohkam ki hai

girya-e-sarshaar se buniyaad-e-jaan painda hai
dard ke irfan se aql-e-sang-dil sharminda hai

mauj-e-dud-e-ah se aaina hai raushan mera
ganj-e-ab-awrd se mamur hai daman mera

hairati hun main teri taswir ke ejaz ka
ruKH badal Dala hai jis ne waqt ki parwaz ka

rafta o hazir ko goya pa-ba-pa is ne kiya
ahd-e-tifli se mujhe phir aashna is ne kiya

jab tere daman mein palti thi wo jaan-e-na-tawan
baat se achchhi tarah mahram na thi jis ki zaban

aur ab charche hain jis ki shoKHi-e-guftar ke
be-baha moti hain jis ki chashm-e-gauhar-bar ke

ilm ki sanjida-guftari buDhape ka shuur
dunyawi ezaz ki shaukat jawani ka ghurur

zindagi ki auj-gahon se utar aate hain hum
sohbat-e-madar mein tifl-e-sada rah jate hain hum

be-takalluf KHanda-zan hain fikr se aazad hain
phir usi khoe hue firdaus mein aabaad hain

kis ko ab hoga watan mein aah mera intizar
kaun mera KHat na aane se rahega be-qarar

KHak-e-marqad par teri le kar ye fariyaad aaunga
ab dua-e-nim-shab mein kis ko main yaad aaunga

tarbiyat se teri mein anjum ka ham-qismat hua
ghar mere ajdad ka sarmaya-e-izzat hua

daftar-e-hasti mein thi zarrin waraq teri hayat
thi sarapa din o duniya ka sabaq teri hayat

umr bhar teri mohabbat meri KHidmat-gar rahi
main teri KHidmat ke qabil jab hua tu chal basi

wo jawan-qamat mein hai jo surat-e-sarw-e-buland
teri KHidmat se hua jo mujh se baDh kar bahra-mand

karobar-e-zindagani mein wo ham-pahlu mera
wo mohabbat mein teri taswir wo bazu mera

tujh ko misl-e-tiflak-e-be-dast-o-pa rota hai wo
sabr se na-ashna subh o masa rota hai wo

tuKHm jis ka tu hamari kisht-e-jaan mein bo gai
shirkat-e-gham se wo ulfat aur mohkam ho gai

aah ye duniya ye matam-KHana-e-barna-o-pir
aadmi hai kis tilism-e-dosh-o-farda mein asir

kitni mushkil zindagi hai kis qadar aasan hai maut
gulshan-e-hasti mein manind-e-nasim arzan hai maut

zalzale hain bijliyan hain qaht hain aalam hain
kaisi kaisi duKHtaran-e-madar-e-ayyam hain

kalba-e-iflas mein daulat ke kashane mein maut
dasht o dar mein shahr mein gulshan mein virane mein maut

maut hai hangama-ara qulzum-e-KHamosh mein
Dub jate hain safine mauj ki aaghosh mein

ne majal-e-shikwa hai ne taqat-e-guftar hai
zindagani kya hai ek tauq-e-gulu-afshaar hai

qafile mein ghair fariyaad-e-dira kuchh bhi nahin
ek mata-e-dida-e-tar ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin

KHatm ho jaega lekin imtihan ka daur bhi
hain pas-e-noh parda-e-gardun abhi daur aur bhi

sina chaak is gulsitan mein lala-o-gul hain to kya
nala o fariyaad par majbur bulbul hain to kya

jhaDiyan jin ke qafas mein qaid hai aah-e-KHizan
sabz kar degi unhen baad-e-bahaar-e-jawedan

KHufta-KHak-e-pai sipar mein hai sharar apna to kya
aarzi mahmil hai ye musht-e-ghubar apna to kya

zindagi ki aag ka anjam KHakistar nahin
TuTna jis ka muqaddar ho ye wo gauhar nahin

zindagi mahbub aisi dida-e-qudrat mein hai
zauq-e-hifz-e-zindagi har chiz ki fitrat mein hai

maut ke hathon se miT sakta agar naqsh-e-hayat
aam yun us ko na kar deta nizam-e-kaenat

hai agar arzan to ye samjho ajal kuchh bhi nahin
jis tarah sone se jine mein KHalal kuchh bhi nahin

aah ghafil maut ka raaz-e-nihan kuchh aur hai
naqsh ki na-paedari se ayan kuchh aur hai

jannat-e-nazara hai naqsh-e-hawa baala-e-ab
mauj-e-muztar toD kar tamir karti hai habab

mauj ke daman mein phir us ko chhupa deti hai ye
kitni bedardi se naqsh apna miTa deti hai ye

phir na kar sakti habab apna agar paida hawa
toDne mein us ke yun hoti na be-parwa hawa

is rawish ka kya asar hai haiyat-e-tamir par
ye to hujjat hai hawa ki quwwat-e-tamir par

fitrat-e-hasti shahid-e-arzu rahti na ho
KHub-tar paikar ki us ko justuju rahti na ho

aah simab-e-pareshan anjum-e-gardun-faroz
shoKH ye chingariyan mamnun-e-shab hai jin ka soz

aql jis se sar-ba-zanu hai wo muddat in ki hai
sarguzisht-e-nau-e-insan ek saat un ki hai

phir ye insan aan su-e-aflak hai jis ki nazar
qudsiyon se bhi maqasid mein hai jo pakiza-tar

jo misal-e-shama raushan mahfil-e-qudrat mein hai
aasman ek nuqta jis ki wusat-e-fitrat mein hai

jis ki nadani sadaqat ke liye betab hai
jis ka naKHun saz-e-hasti ke liye mizrab hai

shola ye kam-tar hai gardun ke shararon se bhi kya
kam-baha hai aaftab apna sitaron se bhi kya

tuKHm-e-gul ki aankh zer-e-KHak bhi be-KHwab hai
kis qadar nashw-o-numa ke waste betab hai

zindagi ka shola is dane mein jo mastur hai
KHud-numai KHud-fazai ke liye majbur hai

sardi-e-marqad se bhi afsurda ho sakta nahin
KHak mein dab kar bhi apna soz kho sakta nahin

phul ban kar apni turbat se nikal aata hai ye
maut se goya qaba-e-zindagi pata hai ye

hai lahad is quwwat-e-ashufta ki shiraaza-band
Dalti hai gardan-e-gardun mein jo apni kamand

maut tajdid-e-mazaq-e-zindagi ka nam hai
KHwab ke parde mein bedari ka ek paigham hai

KHugar-e-parwaz ko parwaz mein Dar kuchh nahin
maut is gulshan mein juz sanjidan-e-par kuchh nahin

kahte hain ahl-e-jahan dard-e-ajal hai la-dawa
zaKHm-e-furqat waqt ke marham se pata hai shifa

dil magar gham marne walon ka jahan aabaad hai
halqa-e-zanjir-e-subh-o-sham se aazad hai

waqt ke afsun se thamta nala-e-matam nahin
waqt zaKHm-e-tegh-e-furqat ka koi marham nahin

sar pe aa jati hai jab koi musibat na-gahan
ashk paiham dida-e-insan se hote hain rawan

rabt ho jata hai dil ko nala o fariyaad se
KHun-e-dil bahta hai aankhon ki sarishk-abaad se

aadmi tab-e-shakebai se go mahrum hai
us ki fitrat mein ye ek ehsas-e-na-malum hai

jauhar-e-insan adam se aashna hota nahin
aankh se ghaeb to hota hai fana hota nahin

raKHt-e-hasti KHak-e-gham ki shola-afshani se hai
sard ye aag is latif ehsas ke pani se hai

aah ye zabt-e-fughan ghaflat ki KHamoshi nahin
aagahi hai ye dilasai faramoshi nahin

parda-e-mashriq se jis dam jalwa-gar hoti hai subh
dagh shab ka daman-e-afaq se dhoti hai subh

lala-e-afsurda ko aatish-qaba karti hai ye
be-zaban tair ko sarmast-e-nawa karti hai ye

sina-e-bulbul ke zindan se sarod aazad hai
saikDon naghmon se baad-e-subh-dam-abaad hai

KHuftagan-e-lala-zar o kohsar o rud bar
hote hain aaKHir urus-e-zindagi se ham-kanar

ye agar aain-e-hasti hai ki ho har sham subh
marqad-e-insan ki shab ka kyun na ho anjam subh

dam-e-simin-e-taKHayyul hai mera aafaq-gir
kar liya hai jis se teri yaad ko main ne asir

yaad se teri dil-e-dard aashna mamur hai
jaise kabe mein duaon se faza mamur hai

wo faraez ka tasalsul nam hai jis ka hayat
jalwa-gahen us ki hain lakhon jahan-e-be-sabaat

muKHtalif har manzil-e-hasti ko rasm-o-rah hai
aaKHirat bhi zindagi ki ek jaulan-gah hai

hai wahan be-hasili kisht-e-ajal ke waste
sazgar aab-o-hawa tuKHm-e-amal ke waste

nur-e-fitrat zulmat-e-paikar ka zindani nahin
tang aisa halqa-e-afkar-e-insani nahin

zindagani thi teri mahtab se tabinda-tar
KHub-tar tha subh ke tare se bhi tera safar

misl-e-aiwan-e-sahar marqad farozan ho tera
nur se mamur ye KHaki shabistan ho tera

aasman teri lahad par shabnam-afshani kare
sabza-e-nau-rasta is ghar ki nigahbani kare