Hijr-zad

mere dukh ka ahd tawil hai

mera nam lauh-e-firaq par hai likha hua

main janm janm se kisi mein aks-e-mushabahat ki talash mein

phir apne KHwab sarab sath liye hue

gaya shahar shahar nagar nagar

thin ajib bastiyan rah mein meri jit meri shikast ki

kisi dusre ki sadaqaten meri rahbar mari rahzan

liye sath sath qadam qadam

kabhi pesh-e-KHalwat-aina

kabhi subh-o-sham ki KHilqaton ke julus mein

kai zahiron, kai baatinon ke badalte rup mein munqasim

mujhe kar gain

main dhuan sa aatish-e-asl ka

uDa aur KHud se bichhaD gaya

mujhe har qadam pe laga ki main

safar-azman hun magar mujhe meri samt ki bhi KHabar nahin

main halif apne ghanim ka

hun jahan bhi rah-e-ziyan mein hun

main KHayal-parwar-e-shauq shahr-e-misal ka

mujhe har maqam pe yun laga

ki haqiqaton ke sagan-e-kucha-naward mujh pe jhapaT paDenge yahin kahin

mujhe duniya-dar pachhaD denge mufahamat ki zamin par

mere hath bhige hue sadaon ke KHauf se

meri sans larzi hui hawa ki machan par

ye farar tha

ki ana ka saya-o-saeban

liya jis ne apne bachaw mein

main rawan raha kisi be-numud si raushni ke bahaw mein

mera pa-e-shauq-e-saza kahin pe ruka nahin

ye nasheb-e-sham hai aur main hun rawan-dawan

ye nahin ki mujh ko aman milegi shab-e-abad ke paDaw mein

zara intizar ki jab wajud ka kuza-gar

mujhe phir se KHak bana chuke

to ye dekhna

ki shabih-e-shaKHs-e-digar mein lauT ke aaunga

usi shahr mein

mera nam lauh-e-firaq par hai likha hua

mere dukh ka ahd tawil hai