Parda-e-zangari

dekh in reshmi pardon ki hadon se bahar

dekh lohe ki salaKHon se pare

dekh saDkon pe ye aawara-mizajon ka hujum

dekh tahzib ke maron ka hujum

apni aankhon mein chhupae hue arman ki lash

qafile aate chale jate hain

zindagi ek hi mahwar ka sahaara le kar

nachte nachte thak jati hai

nachte nachte thak jati hai

tere pur-nur shabistan mein koi mast shabab

jis ki pazeb ki har lai mein hazaron lashen

chandni raat mein bite hue rumanon ki

apni har sans se bandhe hue paimanon ki

chiKHti chiKHti so jati hain

ye kashakash ye tasadum ye tazad

man leta hun ye fitrat ki fusun-kari hai

in usulon hi pe qaem hai tamaddun ka nizam

tu ye kahta hai to main bhi teri KHatir ai dost

man leta hun ye insan ki taKHliq nahin

koi mashuq hai us parda-e-zangari mein

tera mashuq mere ahd ka insan to nahin

teri tamhid meri nazm ka unwan to nahin