Mukafat

rahi hai hazrat-e-yazdan se dosti meri

raha hai zohd se yarana ustuwar mera

guzar gai hai taqaddus mein zindagi meri

dil ahrman se raha hai satiza-kar mera

kisi pe ruh numayan na ho saki meri

raha hai apni umangon pe iKHtiyar mera

dabae rakkha hai sine mein apni aahon ko

wahin diya hai shab o roz pech-o-tab unhen

zaban-e-shauq banaya nahin nigahon ko

kiya nahin kabhi wahshat mein be-naqab unhen

KHayal hi mein kiya parwarish gunahon ki

kabhi kiya na jawani se bahryab unhen

ye mil rahi hai mere zabt ki saza mujh ko

ki ek zahr se labrez hai shabab mera

aziyaton se bhari hai har ek bedari

muhib o ruh-satan hai har ek KHwab mera

ulajh rahi hain nawaen mere sarudon ki

fishaar-e-zabt se be-tab hai rabab mera

magar ye zabt mere qahqahon ka dushman tha

pyam-e-marg-e-jawani tha ijtinab mera

lo aa gai hain wo ban kar muhib taswiren

wo aarzuen ke jin ka kiya tha KHun main ne

lo aa gae hain wahi pairwan-e-ahraman

kiya tha jin ko siyasat se sar-nigun main ne

kabhi na jaan pe dekha tha ye azab-e-alim

kabhi nahin ai mere baKHt-e-wazhgun main ne

magar ye jitni aziyyat bhi den mujhe kam hai

kiya hai ruh ko apni bahut zubun main ne

ise na hone diya main ne ham-nawa-e-shabab

na is pe chalne diya shauq ka fusun main ne

ai kash chhup ke kahin ek gunah kar leta

halawaton se jawani ko apni bhar leta

gunah ek bhi ab tak kiya na kyun main ne