Qaus-e-quzah

thi sham qarib aur dahqan

maidan mein tha galle ka nigahban

dekhi us ne kaman nagah

jo karti hai meinh se hum ko aagah

rangat mein use ajib paya

zahir mein bahut qarib paya

pahle se wo sun chuka tha akasr

hai qaus mein ek piyala-e-zar

mashhur bahut hai ye kahani

afsana-tarash ki zabani

milti hai jahan kaman zamin se

milta hai wo jam-e-zar wahin se

socha lo jam aur banu jam

chhoDo buzu go safand ka gham

behuda ganwar is guman par

sidha gaya tir sa kaman par

din ghaTne laga qadam baDhaya

ummid ki ab KHazana paya

jitni koshish ziyaada-tar ki

utni hi kaman pare ko sarki

pinhan hui qaus aaKHir-e-kar

aur zulmat-e-shab hui numudar

nakaam phir wo sada dahqan

hasrat-zada gham-zada pasheman