CHHE.RE MAI.N NE KABHII LAB-O-RUKHSAAR KE QISSE

chhe.De mai.n ne kabhii lab-o-ruKhsaar ke qisse 


gahe gul-o-bul_bul kii hikaayat ko nikhaaraa 


gahe kisii shahazaade ke afsaane sunaaye 


gahe kyaa duniyaa-e-paristaa.N kaa nazaaraa 


mai.n khoyaa rahaa jin-o-malaik ke jahaa.N me.n 


har lahajaa agarche mujhe aadam ne pukaaraa 





baraso.n yuu.N hii dil_jamii-e-aurang kii Khaatir 


sau phuul khilaaye kabhii sau zaKhm Khariide 


mai.n likhataa rahaa hijv baGaavat manshuu.n kii 


mai.n pa.Dhataa rahaa qasr_nashiino.n ke qasiide 


ubharaa bhii agar dil me.n ko_ii jazabaa-e-sar_kash 


is Khauf se chup thaa ke ko_ii ho.nTh na sii de 





lekin ye tilismaat bhii taa der na rah paaye 


aaKhir mai-o-miinaa-o-Daf-o-chang bhii TuutTe 


yuu.N dast-o-garebaa.N huaa insaan-o-Khudaaband 


nakhachiir to ta.Dape qafas-e-rang bhii TuuTe 


is kashmakash-e-zarraa-o-anjum kii fizaa me.n 


kash_kol to kyaa afsar-o-aurang bhii TuuTe 





mai.n dekh rahaa thaa mere yaaro.n ne ba.Dhakar 


qaatil ko pukaaraa kabhii maqtal ko sadaa dii 


gahe rasn-o-daar ke aaGosh me.n jhuule 


gahe haram-o-dair kii buniyaad hilaa dii 


jis aag se bhar_puur thaa maahaul kaa siinaa 


vo aag mere lauh-o-qalam ko bhii pilaa dii 





aur aaj shikastaa huaa har tauq-e-talaa_ii 


ab fan meraa darbaar kii jagiir nahii.n hai 


ab meraa hunar hai mere jamahuur kii daulat 


ab meraa junuu.N kaif-e-taaziir nahii.n hai 


ab dil pe jo guzaregii be-Tok kahuu.Ngaa 


ab mere qalam mai.n ko_ii zanjiir nahii.n hai