Author: Zoha Muzaffar

Kabi aye haqeeqat-e-muntazir nazar aa libaas-e-majaaz mein Ke hazaron sajde tarap rahe hain meri jabeen-e-niyaaz mein

Tarab aashnaaye khroosh ho to nawa hai mohram-e-goosh ho Woh surood kya ke chhupa hua ho sukoon pardah-e-saaz mein

Tu bacha bacha ke na rakh ise, tera aaina hai woh aaina Ke shikasta ho to aziz tar hai, nigah aaina saaz mein

Dam-e-toof-e-karamk shama ne yeh kaha ke woh asar-e-keen Na teri hikayat-sooz mein, na meri hadees-e-gidaaz mein

Na kahin jahan mein amman mili, jo amman mili to kahan mili Mere jurm khana kharab ko tere afu bonda nawaz mein

 

Na woh ishq mein rahein garmiyan, na woh hasan mein rahein shokhiyan Na woh Ghaznavi mein tarap rahi, na woh kham hai zulf-e-Ayaz mein

Jo main sar-e-ba-sajda hua kabhi, to zameen se aane lagi sada Tera dil to hai sanam aashna, tujhe kya milega namaz mein

“Tere ishq ki inteha chahata hoon
Meri saadgi dekh kya chahata hoon”

“Sitam ho ke ho wa‘da-e-behijabi
Koi baat sabr aazmaa chahata hoon”

 

“Yeh jannat mubarak rahe zaahidon ko
Ke main aap ka saamna chahata hoon”

“Zara sa to dil hoon magar shokh itna
Wohi lin tarani suna chahata hoon”

 

“Bharri bazm mein raaz ki baat keh di
Bada be-adab hoon, saza chahata hoon”

“Koi dam ka mehmaan hoon, ae aahl-e-mehfil
Chiragh-e-sehar hoon, bujha chahata hoon”

 

“Sitaaron se aage jahaan aur bhi hain
Abhi ishq ke imtihan aur bhi hain”

“Tahi zindagi se nahi yeh fazaayein
Yahan sekron caravan aur bhi hain”

“Agar kho gaya ek nishman to kya gham
Maqaamaat-e-aah-o-faghan aur bhi hain”

 

 

“Tu shaheen hai, parwaaz hai kaam tera
Tere saamne aasmaan aur bhi ha

“Usi roz-o-shab mein uljhar na reh ja
Ke tere zamaana-o-makaan aur bhi hain”

“Gaye din ke tanha tha main anjuman mein
Yahan ab mere raazdaan aur bhi hain”

 

Jinhain mein dhoondta tha aasmaano mein zameenoon mein
Woh nikle mere zulmat khana-e-dil ke makinon mein

Mahine wasl ke ghadiyon ki soorat udte jaate hain
Magar ghadiyan judaai ki guzarti hain mahino mein

Kabhi apna bhi nazara kiya hai tune ae Majnun
Ke Layla ki tarah tu khud bhi hai mahmal-nashino mein

Mujhe rokey ga to ae naakhuda kya gharg hone se
Ke jin ko doobna ho, doob jaate hain safeenon mein

Haqeeqat apni aankhon par numayaan jab hui apni
Makaan nikla hamare khana-e-dil ke makinon mein

Jala sakti hai shama kashta ko mauj-e-nafas unki
Ilahi! Kya chhupa hota hai ahl-e-dil ke seeno mein

 

Pareshan ho ke meri khaak aakhir dil na ban jaye
Jo mushkil ab hai ya Rab phir wohi mushkil na ban jaye

 

Na kar dein mujh ko majboor nawa firdous mein hoorain
Mera soz daroon phir garmi mehfil na ban jaye

 

La phir ek baar wohi baadha o jaam ae saqi
Haath aa jaye mujhe mera maqam ae saqi

Wo harf-e-raaz ke mujh ko sikha gaya hai junoon
Khuda mujhe nafas-e-Jibreel de to kahoon

Sitara kya meri taqdeer ki khabar dega
Woh khud farakhi aflak mein hai khwar o zaboon

Hayat kya hai khayal o nazar ki majzoobi
Khudi ki mout hai andesha-e-goonan goon

Ajab maza hai mujhe lazat-e-khudi de kar
Woh chahtay hain ke main apne aap mein na rahoon

Sabaq mila hai yeh Me’raj-e-Mustafa se mujhe
Ke alam-e-bashariyat ki zad mein hai gardoo

Zameer-e-paak o nigah buland o masti-e-shauq
Na maal o daulat-e-Qaroon, na fikr-e-Aflatun

 

Yeh kainaat abhi na-tamam hai shayad
Ke aa rahi hai damadam sada-e-Kun Fayakoon

Ilaaj aatish-e-Rumi ke soz mein hai tera
Teri khirad pe hai ghalib Farangiyon ka fasoon

Ussi ke faiz se meri nigah hai roshan
Ussi ke faiz se mere saboo mein hai Jaihoon