Bulbul

chaman mein lai hai phulon ki aarzu tujh ko

mila kahan se ye ehsas-e-rang-o-bu tujh ko

teri tarah koi sar-gashta-e-jamal nahin

gulon mein mahw hai kanTon ka kuchh KHayal nahin

KHizan ka KHauf na hai baghban ka Dar tujh ko

maal-e-kar ka bhi kuchh KHatar nahin tujh ko

KHush-e'tiqad o KHush-ahang KHush-nawa bulbul

jigar ke dagh ko pur-nur kar diya kis ne

tujhe is aag se mamur kar diya kis ne

ye dil ye dard ye sauda kahan se lai hai

kahan ki tu ne ye tarz-e-fughan uDai hai

tujhe bahaar ka ek murgh-e-KHush-nawa samjhun

ki dard-mand dilon ki koi sada samjhun

siwa ek aah ke saman-e-hast-o-bud hai kya

tu hi bata tera sarmaya-e-wajud hai kya

wo naqd-e-jaan hai ki hai nala-e-hazin tera

nishan-e-hasti-e-mauhum kuchh nahin tera

use bhi waqf-e-tamanna-e-yar kar dena!

nisar-e-jalwa-e-gul jaan-e-zar kar dena!

hazar rang KHizan ne bahaar ne badle

hazar rup yahan rozgar ne badle

teri qadim rawish dekhta hun bachpan se

hai subh-o-sham tujhe kaam apne shewan se

asar-pazir hawadis tera tarana nahin?

dayar-e-ishq mein ya gardish-e-zamana nahin?

na aashiyana kahin hai na hai watan tera

rahega yunhi basera chaman chaman tera

tera jahan hai baala jahan-e-insan se

ki be-niyaz hai tu hadsat-e-imkan se

tera farogh farogh-e-jamal-e-jaanan hai

tera nashat nashat-e-gul-o-gulistan hai

teri hayat ka maqsad hi dost-dari hai

tera muamla sud o ziyan se aari hai

azal ke din se hai mahw-e-jamal-e-jaanana

rahegi ta-ba-abad ma-siwa se begana

tujhe kis aag ne hirs-o-hawa se pak kiya

tamam KHirman-e-hasti jala ke KHak kiya

mujhe bhi de koi daru-e-KHud-faramoshi

jahan o kar-e-jahan se rahe subukdoshi

mata-e-hosh ko ek justuju mein khona hai

mujhe bhi yani tera ham-safir hona hai

tu KHush banal mara ba tu hasrat-e-yari ast

ki ma do aashiq-e-zarem o kar-e-ma zari ast