Shoala-e-tarab

rone ki umr hai na sisakne ki umr hai

jam-e-nashat ban ke chhalakne ki umr hai

shabnam ki bund pi ke chaTakne ki umr hai

gulshan mein phul ban ke mahakne ki umr hai

sad-marhaba ye gumrahi-e-shauq chashm-o-dil

han rah-e-arzu mein bhaTakne ki umr hai

ek jurm hai KHayal-o-tasawwur gunah ka

ye umr sirf pi ke bahakne ki umr hai

diwana ban ke najd ke sahra mein ghumiye

laila ki justuju mein bhaTakne ki umr hai

bechain kyun ho ruh kisi ek ke liye

har mah-wash pe jaan chhiDakne ki umr hai

is daur-e-imbisat mein ba-haalat-e-junun

har ku-e-dilbaran mein bhaTakne ki umr hai

lazim nahin ki KHud ko bachata phirun tamam

shisha hun choT kha ke darakne ki umr hai

taskin wo de rahi hain par ai qalb-e-na-subur

tu aur bhi dhaDak ki dhaDakne ki umr hai

jab chal paDa hun ghar se to manzil ki shart kya

hun rah-naward-e-shauq bhaTakne ki umr hai

hun aaftab-e-taza hua hun abhi tulua

apne jahan-e-nau mein chamakne ki umr hai

aiwan o taKHt-o-taj hain meri lapeT mein

shoala hun main ye mere bhaDakne ki umr hai

'dauran' main bazm-e-dost mein chheDun na kyun ghazal

ye zamzame ke din hain lahakne ki umr hai