Karu na yaad magar kis tarah bhulaoon usay

Karu na yaad magar kis tarah bhulaoon usay
Ghazal bahaana karoon aur gungunaoon usay

Woh khaar khaar hai shaakh-e-gulaab ki maanind
Main zakhm zakhm hoon phir bhi galay lagaoon usay

Yeh log tazkare karte hain apne logon ke
Main kaise baat karoon, ab kahan se laoon usay

Magar woh zood faramosh, zood ranj bhi hai
Ke rooth jaye agar yaad kuch dilaoon usay

Wohi jo daulat-e-dil hai, wohi jo raahat-e-jaan
Tumhari baat pe ae nasihon, ganuaoon usay

Jo humsafar sar-e-manzil bichhad raha hai Faraz
Ajab nahi hai agar yaad bhi na aaon usay

Meri nawa se hue zinda aaref o aami

Meri nawa se hue zinda aaref o aami
Diya hai maine unhein zauq-e-aatish-e-aashaami

Haram ke paas koi ajami hai zamzama sanj
Ke taar taar hue jaamaaye ehraami

Haqeeqat-e-abadi hai maqam-e-shabeeri
Badalte rahte hain andaaz-e-koofi o shaami

Mujhe yeh dar hai maqamir hain pukhta kaar bahut
Na rang laaye kahin tere haath ki khaami

Ajab nahin ke Musalman ko phir ata kar dein
Shikvah-e-Sanjar o fiqr-e-Junaid o Bastami

 

Qabaaye ilm o hunar lutf-e-khaas hai warna
Teri nigah mein thi meri na khush andaami

 

 

Teri mataa-e-hayat ilm o hunar ka suroor

Teri mataa-e-hayat, ilm o hunar ka suroor
Meri mataa-e-hayat ek dil naasboor!

Ek zamaane se hai chaak-e-girebaan mera
Tu hai abhi hosh mein, mere junoon ka qasoor

 

Maslahatān keh diya maine Musalman tujhe
Tere nafs mein nahin, garmi-e-Yawm al-Nashoor

 

Faiz-e-nazar ke liye zabt-e-sukhan chahiye
Harf-e-preshan nah keh, ahl-e-nazar ke huzoor

 

Khwaar jahaan mein kabhi ho nahin sakti woh qoum
Ishq ho jis ka jasoor, fiqr ho jis ka ghayoor

 

 

Mataa-e-be baha hai dard o sooz aarzoo mandi

Mataa-e-be baha hai dard o sooz aarzoo mandi
Maqaam-e-bandagi de kar na loon shaan-e-khudawandi

Tere aazaad bandon ki na yeh duniya na woh duniya
Yahan marne ki pabandi wahan jeene ki pabandi

Hijab ikseer hai aawara-e-koye mohabbat ko
Meri aatish ko bhadkati hai teri deer paewandi

Guzar auqaat kar leta hai yeh koh o beyaabaan mein
Ke shaheen ke liye zillat hai kaar-e-ashyaan bandi

Yeh faizaan-e-nazar tha ya ke maktab ki karamath thi
Sikhaye kisne Ismail ko aadaab-e-farzandi

Ziyarat-gah-e-ahle azm o himmat hai lahad meri
Ke khaak-e-rah ko maine bataya raaz-e-alwandi

Meri mushatagi ki kya zaroorat husn-e-ma’ni ko
Ke fitrat khud bakhud karti hai laale ki hina bandi

 

 

Nahin aate humein is mein takraar kya thi

Nahin aate humein is mein takraar kya thi Magar wada karte hue aabroo kya thi

Tumhare paami ne sab raaz khola Khata ismein bande ki sarkar kya thi

Bhari bazm mein apne aashiq ko taara Teri aankh masti mein hoshiyar kya thi

Taa’mul to tha unko aane mein qasid Magar yeh bata tarz inkaar kya thi

Khiche khud bakhud jaanib-e-toor Musa Kashish teri aye shauq-e-deedaar kya thi

Kahin zikr rehta hai Iqbal tera Fasoon tha koi teri guftaar kya thi

 

Hazaar khauf ho lekin zuban ho dil ki raafiq”

“Hazaar khauf ho lekin zuban ho dil ki raafiq Yahi raha hai azal se qalandaron ka tareeq”

“Hujum kyun hai zyada sharab khane mein Faqat yeh baat ke peer-e-maghan hai mard-e-khaleeq”

“Ilaaj-e-zauf-e-yaqeen in se ho nahi sakta Ghareeb agarche hain Raazi ke nuktaaye daqiq”

Mureed saada to ro ro ke ho gaya taib Khuda kare ke mile sheikh ko bhi yeh tawfeeq

“Isi talism-e-kuhn mein aseer hai Aadam Baghal mein iski hain ab tak butaan-e-ahd-e-ateeq”

“Mere liye to hai iqraar ba-alsaan bhi bahut Hazaar shukr ke mila hain sahib-e-tasdiq”

“Agar ho ishq to hai kufr bhi musalmani Nah ho to mard-e-muslim bhi kafir o zindiq”

 

“Khudi ho ilm se mohkam to ghairat Jibreel”

“Khudi ho ilm se mohkam to ghairat Jibreel Agar ho ishq se mohkam to soor Israfeel”

“Azab-e-danish-e-haazir se ba khabar hoon main Ke main is aag mein daala gaya hoon misal-e-Khaleel”

“Faraib khorida-e-manzil hai karwan warna Zyada rahat-e-manzil se hai nasht-e-raheel”

Nazar nahi to mere halqa-e-sukhan mein na baith Ke nuktaaye khudi hain misaal tegh-e-aseel”

“Mujhe woh dars-e-Farang aaj yaad aate hain Kahan huzoor ki lazat, kahan hijab-e-daleel”

“Andheri shab hai juda apne qaflay se hai tu Tere liye hai mera sho’la-e-nawa qandeel”

“Fitrat ko khird ke rubaru kar”

“Fitrat ko khird ke rubaru kar Takhzeer maqam rang o boo kar”

“Tu apni khudi ko kho chuka hai Khoi hui shay ki justuju kar”

Taaron ki fiza hai bekarana Tu bhi yeh maqam aarzu kar”

Aryan hain tere chaman ki hoorain Chaak-e-gul o laala ko rafu kar”

Bezauq nahi agarche fitrat Jo is se nah ho saka woh to kar”

 

Tujhe yaad kiya nahin hai mere dil ka woh zamaana

Tujhe yaad kiya nahin hai mere dil ka woh zamaana
Woh adab-gah-e-mohabbat, woh nigah ka taziyana

Yeh butaan-e-asr-e-haazir ke bane hain madarse mein
Na adaaye kaafirana, na taraash-e-aazraana

Nahiin is khuli fiza mein koi goshah-e-faraghat
Yeh jahaan ajab jahaan hai, na qafas na aashiyaan

Rag-e-taak muntazir hai teri barish-e-karam ki
Ke ajam ke mai-kadon mein na rahi mai-e-maghana

Teri banda-parwari se mere din guzr rahe hain
Na gila hai doston ka, na shikayat zamana