Nama-e-jaanan

muddaton baad mila nama-e-jaanan lekin

na koi dil ki hikayat na koi pyar ki baat

na kisi harf mein mahrumi-e-jaan ka qissa

na kisi lafz mein bhule hue iqrar ki baat

na kisi satr pe bhige hue kajal ki lakir

na kahin zikr judai ka na didar ki baat

bas wahi ek hi mazmun ki mere shahr ke log

kaise sahme hue rahte hain gharon mein apne

itni be-nam KHamoshi hai ki diwane bhi

koi sauda nahin rakhte hain saron mein apne

ab qafas hi ko nasheman ka badal jaan liya

ab kahan taqat-e-parwaz paron mein apne

wo jo do chaar subu-kash the ki jin ke dam se

gardish-e-jam bhi thi raunaq-e-mai-KHana bhi thi

wo jo do chaar nawa-gar the ki jin ke hote

hurmat-e-naghma bhi thi jurat-e-rindana bhi thi

koi maqtal koi zindan koi pardes gaya

chand hi the ki rawish jin ki judagana bhi thi

ab to bas burda-farosh hai jidhar bhi jao

ab to har kucha-o-ku misr ka bazar lage

sar-e-darbar sitada hain bayazen le kar

wo jo kuchh dost kabhi sahab-e-kirdar lage

ghairat-e-ishq ki kal mal-e-tijarat mein na thi

aaj dekho ki hain ambar ke ambar lage

aisa aaseb-zada shahr ki dekha na suna

aisi dahshat hai ki patthar hue sab ke bazu

dar-o-diwar-e-KHarabaat wahi hain lekin

na kahin qulqul-e-mina hai na gul-bang-e-subu

be-dili shewa-e-arbab-e-mohabbat Thahra

ab koi aae ki jae tananahu-yahu