Agar Na Dard Se Is Dil Ko Aashna Karte

agar na dard se is dil ko aashna karte

gham-e-hayat ka kis tarah tajziya karte

KHuda-na-KHwasta kashti jo Dubne lagti

siwa KHuda ke bhala kya ye naKHuda karte

ajab nahin tha ki aa jata hosh mein bimar

qarib aa ke jo daman se wo hawa karte

kaTi tasawwur-e-huran-e-KHuld mein jin ki

hamare un ke bhala kya wo tasfiya karte

hum aise rind pas-e-marg bhi wahan jate

na pina jurm ho hukaman jahan piya karte

saKHi ke samne phaile hue hain jin ke hath

hum aise logon se kya arz-e-muddaa karte

ye dard-e-dil to hai is zindagi ka mutaradif

maraz agar koi hota to kuchh dawa karte

na hote dil se jo majbur kar ke tark-e-wafa

use bhi hum zara taDpa ke tajraba karte

tunak-mizaji-e-KHuban ka gar pata hota

manate phir unhen pahle to hum KHafa karte

gae hain dair-o-haram ho ke la-makan ki taraf

qayam rahraw-e-manzil yun ja-ba-ja karte

uThaya maslahatan hum ne KHun ka dawa

kisi ki aankh sar-e-hashr nichi kya karte

na pas-e-laghzish-e-adam agar hamein hota

ilaj tera bhi ai dew-e-ishtiha karte

na hoti apne parae ki phir hamein tamiz

dagha na mil ke agar yar aashna karte

niyaz-o-naz na yun hote lazim-o-malzum

na yun kisi ke ishaaron pe hum chala karte

darun-e-dil ki sada hai magar ghazal 'mahir'

ki sher sher pe samea hain wah-wa karte