Taj-mahal

dost! main dekh chuka taj-mahal

wapas chal

marmarin marmarin phulon se ubalta hira

chand ki aanch mein dahke hue simin minar

zehn-e-shaer se ye karta hua chashmak paiham

ek malika ka ziya-posh o faza-tab mazar

KHud ba-KHud phir gae nazron mein ba-andaz-e-sawal

wo jo raston pe paDe rahte hain lashon ki tarah

KHushk ho kar jo simaT jate hain be-ras aasab

dhup mein khopDiyan bajti hain tashon ki tarah

dost main dekh chuka taj-mahal

wapas chal

ye dhaDakta hua gumbad mein dil-e-shahjahan

ye dar-o-baam pe hansta hua malika ka shabab

jagmagata hai har ek tah se mazaq-e-tafriq

aur tariKH uDhati hai mohabbat ki naqab

chandni aur ye mahal aalam-e-hairat ki qasam

dudh ki nahr mein jis tarah ubaal aa jae

aise sayyah ki nazron mein khupe kya ye saman

jis ko farhad ki qismat ka KHayal aa jae

dost main dekh chuka taj-mahal

wapas chal

ye damakti hui chaukhaT ye tila-posh kalas

inhin jalwon ne diya qabr-parasti ko riwaj

mah o anjum bhi hue jate hain majbur-e-sujud

wah aaram-gah-e-malika-e-mabud-mizaj

didani qasr nahin didani taqsim hai ye

ru-e-hasti pe dhuan qabr pe raqs-e-anwar

phail jae isi rauza ka jo simTa daman

kitne jaan-dar janazon ko bhi mil jae mazar

dost main dekh chuka taj-mahal

wapas chal