March 1907

zamana aaya hai be-hijabi ka aam didar-e-yar hoga

sukut tha parda-dar jis ka wo raaz ab aashkar hoga

guzar gaya ab wo daur-e-saqi ki chhup ke pite the pine wale

banega sara jahan mai-KHana har koi baada-KHwar hoga

kabhi jo aawara-e-junun the wo bastiyon mein phir aa basenge

barahna-pai wahi rahegi magar naya KHarzar hoga

suna diya gosh-e-muntazir ko hijaz ki KHamushi ne aaKHir

jo ahd sahraiyon se bandha gaya tha phir ustuwar hoga

nikal ke sahra se jis ne ruma ki saltanat ko ulaT diya tha

suna hai ye qudsiyon se main ne wo sher phir hoshiyar hoga

kiya mera tazkira jo saqi ne baada-KHwaron ki anjuman mein

to pir-e-mai-KHana sun ke kahne laga ki munh-phaT hai KHwar hoga

dayar-e-maghrib ke rahne walo KHuda ki basti dukan nahin hai

khara jise tum samajh rahe ho wo ab zar-e-kam-ayar hoga

tumhaari tahzib apne KHanjar se aap hi KHud-kushi karegi

jo shaKH-e-nazuk pe aashiyana banega na-paedar hoga

safina-e-barg-e-gul bana lega qafila mor-e-na-tawan ka

hazar maujon ki ho kashakash magar ye dariya se par hoga

chaman mein lala dikhata phirta hai dagh apna kali kali ko

ye jaanta hai ki is dikhawe se dil-jalon mein shumar hoga

jo ek tha ai nigah tu ne hazar kar ke hamein dikhaya

yahi agar kaifiyat hai teri to phir kise e'tibar hoga

kaha jo qumri se main ne ek din yahan ke aazad pa-ba-gil hain

tu ghunche kahne lage hamare chaman ka ye raazdar hoga

KHuda ke aashiq to hain hazaron banon mein phirte hain mare mare

main us ka banda banunga jis ko KHuda ke bandon se pyar hoga

ye rasm-e-bazm-e-fana hai ai dil gunah hai jumbish-e-nazar bhi

rahegi kya aabru hamari jo tu yahan be-qarar hoga

main zulmat-e-shab mein le ke niklunga apne dar-manda karwan ko

sharar-fishan hogi aah meri nafas mera shola-bar hoga

nahin hai ghair-az-numud kuchh bhi jo muddaa teri zindagi ka

tu ek nafas mein jahan se miTna tujhe misal-e-sharar hoga

na puchh 'iqbaal' ka Thikana abhi wahi kaifiyat hai us ki

kahin sar-e-rah-guzar baiTha sitam-kash-e-intizar hoga