bas ik nigaah-e-karam hai kaafii agar u.nhe.n pesh-o-pas nahii.n hai
zaahe tamannaa kii merii fitarat asiir-e-hirs-o-havas nahii.n hai
nazar se sayyaad duur ho jaa yahaa.N teraa mujh pe bas nahii.n hai
chaman ko barbaad karanevaale ye aashiyaa.N hai qafas nahii.n hai
kisii ke jalve ta.Dap rahe hai.n huduud-e-hosh-o-Khirad ke aage
huduud-e-hosh-o-Khirad ke aage nigaah ke dastaras nahii.n hai
jahaa.N kii nayarangiiyo.n se yaksar badal ga_ii aashiyaa.N kii suurat
qafas samajhatii hai.n jin ko nazare.n vo dar-haqiiqat qafas nahii.n hai
kahaa.N ke naale kahaa.N kii aahe.n jamii hai.n un kii taraf nigaahe.n
kuchh is qadar mahv-e-yaad huu.N mai.n ki fursat-e-yak-nafas nahii.n hai
tasavvur-e-ishrat-e-guzishtaa kaa husn-e-taasiir allaah allaah
vahii fazaaye.N vahii havaaye.N chaman se kuchh kam qafas nahii.n hai
kisii ke be'etanaa_iyo.n ne badal hii Daalaa nizaam-e-gulashan
jo baat pahale bahaar me.n thii vo baat ab ke baras nahii.n hai
ye buu-e-sumbul, ye Khaa.ndaa gul aur aah! ye dard bharii sadaaye.N
qafas ke a.ndar chaman ho shaayad chaman ke a.ndar qafas nahii.n hai
na hosh-e-Khilvat na fikr-e-mahafil ayaa.N ho ab kis pe haalaat-e-dil
mai.n aap hii apanaa ham-nafas huu.N meraa ko_ii ham-nafas nahii.n hai
kare.n bhii kyaa shikavaa-e-zamaanaa kahe.n bhii kyaa dard kaa fasaanaa
jahaa.N me.n hai.n laakh dushman-e-jaa.N ko_ii masiihaa nafas nahii.n hai
sunii hai ahal-e-junuu.N ne aksar Khaamoshii-e-marg kii sadaaye.N
sunaa ye thaa kaaravaan-e-hastii rahiin-e-baa.ng-e-jaras nahii.n hai
chaman kii aazaadiyaa.N muaKhKhar tasavvur-e-aashiyaa.N muqaddam
Gam-e-asiiriihai naa-mukammal agar Gam-e-Khaar-o-Khas nahii.n hai
na kar mujhe sharmsaar naaseh mai.n dil se majabuur huu.N ki jis kaa
hai yuu.N to kaun-o-makaa.N pe qaabuu magar muhabbat pe bas nahii.n hai
kahaa.N vo ummiid aamad aamad kahaa.N ye iifaa_e ahad-e-fardaa
jab aitabaar-e-nazar na thaa kuchh ab aitabaar-e-nafas nahii.n hai
vahii.n hai.n naGme.n vahii hai naale sun ai mujhe bhuul jaane vaale
terii sama'at se duur huu.N mai.n jabhii to naalo.n me.n ras nahii.n hai
"Shakeel" duniyaa me.n jis ko dekhaa kuchh us kii duniyaa hii aur dekhii
hazaar naqqaad-e-zindagii hai.n magar ko_ii nuktaaras nahii.n hai
zaahe tamannaa kii merii fitarat asiir-e-hirs-o-havas nahii.n hai
nazar se sayyaad duur ho jaa yahaa.N teraa mujh pe bas nahii.n hai
chaman ko barbaad karanevaale ye aashiyaa.N hai qafas nahii.n hai
kisii ke jalve ta.Dap rahe hai.n huduud-e-hosh-o-Khirad ke aage
huduud-e-hosh-o-Khirad ke aage nigaah ke dastaras nahii.n hai
jahaa.N kii nayarangiiyo.n se yaksar badal ga_ii aashiyaa.N kii suurat
qafas samajhatii hai.n jin ko nazare.n vo dar-haqiiqat qafas nahii.n hai
kahaa.N ke naale kahaa.N kii aahe.n jamii hai.n un kii taraf nigaahe.n
kuchh is qadar mahv-e-yaad huu.N mai.n ki fursat-e-yak-nafas nahii.n hai
tasavvur-e-ishrat-e-guzishtaa kaa husn-e-taasiir allaah allaah
vahii fazaaye.N vahii havaaye.N chaman se kuchh kam qafas nahii.n hai
kisii ke be'etanaa_iyo.n ne badal hii Daalaa nizaam-e-gulashan
jo baat pahale bahaar me.n thii vo baat ab ke baras nahii.n hai
ye buu-e-sumbul, ye Khaa.ndaa gul aur aah! ye dard bharii sadaaye.N
qafas ke a.ndar chaman ho shaayad chaman ke a.ndar qafas nahii.n hai
na hosh-e-Khilvat na fikr-e-mahafil ayaa.N ho ab kis pe haalaat-e-dil
mai.n aap hii apanaa ham-nafas huu.N meraa ko_ii ham-nafas nahii.n hai
kare.n bhii kyaa shikavaa-e-zamaanaa kahe.n bhii kyaa dard kaa fasaanaa
jahaa.N me.n hai.n laakh dushman-e-jaa.N ko_ii masiihaa nafas nahii.n hai
sunii hai ahal-e-junuu.N ne aksar Khaamoshii-e-marg kii sadaaye.N
sunaa ye thaa kaaravaan-e-hastii rahiin-e-baa.ng-e-jaras nahii.n hai
chaman kii aazaadiyaa.N muaKhKhar tasavvur-e-aashiyaa.N muqaddam
Gam-e-asiiriihai naa-mukammal agar Gam-e-Khaar-o-Khas nahii.n hai
na kar mujhe sharmsaar naaseh mai.n dil se majabuur huu.N ki jis kaa
hai yuu.N to kaun-o-makaa.N pe qaabuu magar muhabbat pe bas nahii.n hai
kahaa.N vo ummiid aamad aamad kahaa.N ye iifaa_e ahad-e-fardaa
jab aitabaar-e-nazar na thaa kuchh ab aitabaar-e-nafas nahii.n hai
vahii.n hai.n naGme.n vahii hai naale sun ai mujhe bhuul jaane vaale
terii sama'at se duur huu.N mai.n jabhii to naalo.n me.n ras nahii.n hai
"Shakeel" duniyaa me.n jis ko dekhaa kuchh us kii duniyaa hii aur dekhii
hazaar naqqaad-e-zindagii hai.n magar ko_ii nuktaaras nahii.n hai