Afkar-e-pareshan

ye uruj-e-daulat-e-qaisari ye shikoh-e-taj-e-sikandari

ki yahan to KHun-e-gharib se hai tapish mein nabz-e-tawangari

wahi KHwajgi wahi khusrawi wahi rang-o-nasl ki bartari

yahi hai tamaddun-e-maghribi koi mujh se sun le khari khari

jo hai tarz-e-baada-kashan yahi jo hai mai-kade ka saman yahi

KHum-o-shisha mein mai-e-lala-gun yunhi saD rahegi dhari dhari

ye zamana kaisa badal gaya na wo walwale na wo hausle

kisi waqt the jo sanam-shikan wo hain aaj waqf-e-sanam-giri

mere dil pe barq si gir paDi ye kaha jo murgh-e-asir ne

mere aashiyane ki shaKH bhi kabhi thi chaman mein hari-bhari

wahi aah asl mein aah hai wahi nala asl mein nala hai

ki idhar jo dil se nikal paDe to udhar falak mein ho tharthari

ye sitam-zarifi-e-ahd-e-nau bhi hai 'najmi' kitni ajib si

ki jo gumrahi mein hai mubtala hai usi ko dawa-e-rahbari