mere sarakash taraane sun ke duniyaa ye samajhtii hai
ki shaayad mere dil ko ishq ke naGmon se nafarat hai
mujhe hangaamaa-e-jang-o-jadal men kaif miltaa hai
merii fitarat ko KhuuNrezii ke afasaanon se raGbat hai
merii duniyaa men kuchh vaq’at nahiin hai raqs-o-naGmen kii
meraa mahabuub NaGmaa shor-e-aahang-e-baGaavat hai
magar ai kaash! dekhen vo merii purasoz raaton ko
main jab taaron pe nazaren gaaDakar aasuuN bahaataa huuN
tasavvur banake bhuulii vaaradaaten yaad aatii hain
to soz-o-dard kii shiddat se paharon tilmilaataa huuN
ko_ii Khvaabon men Khvaabiidaa umangon ko jagaatii hai
to apanii zindagii ko maut ke pahaluu men paataa huuN
main shaayar huuN mujhe fitarat ke nazzaaron se ulfat hai
meraa dil dushman-e-naGmaa-saraa_ii ho nahiin sakataa
mujhe insaaniyat kaa dard bhii baKhshaa hai qudarat ne
meraa maqasad faqat sholaa navaa_ii ho nahiin sakataa
javaaN huuN main javaanii laGzishon kaa ek tuufaaN hai
merii baaton men rang-e-paarasaa_ii ho nahiin sakataa
mere sarakash taraanon kii haqiiqat hai to itanii hai
ki jab main dekhataa huuN bhuuk ke maare kisaanon ko
Gariibon ko, muflison ko, bekason ko, besahaaron ko
sisakatii naazaniinon ko, taDapate naujavaanon ko
hukuumat ke tashaddud ko, amaarat ke takabbur ko
kisii ke chithaDon ko aur shahanshaahii Khazaanon ko
to dil taab-e-nishaat-e-bazm-e-ishrat laa nahiin sakataa
main chaahuuN bhii to Khvaab-aavaar taraane gaa nahiin sakataa
