Wo harf-e-raaz ke mujh ko sikha gaya hai junoon

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

 

Aaflaak se aata hai naalon ka jawab aakhir

Aaflaak se aata hai naalon ka jawab aakhir
Karte hain khitaab aakhir, uthte hain hijab aakhir

 

Ahwaal-e-muhabbat mein kuch farq nahi aisa
Soz-o-tab-o-taab awwal soz-o-tab-o-taab aakhir

Main tujh ko bataata hoon taqdeer-e-ummam kya hai
Shamsheer-o-sanaan awwal, taous-o-rabaab aakhir

May khanay-e-Yoarp ke dastoor nirale hain
Laate hain suroor awwal, dete hain sharaab aakhir

Kya dabdaba-e-Nadir, kya shaukat-e-Taimuri
Ho jaate hain sab daftar gharaq-e-may-e-naab aakhir

Khalwat ki ghari guzri, jalwat ki ghari aayi
Chhatne ko hai bijli se aaghosh-e-sahaab aakhir

Tha zabt bohot mushkil is sil-e-maani ka
Keh daala qalandar ne asraar-e-kitaab aakhir

 

Anokhi waza hai saare zamane se nirale hain

Anokhi waza hai saare zamane se nirale hain
Yeh aashiq kaun si basti ke yarab rehne wale hain

Ilaaj-e-dard mein bhi dard ki lazzat pe marta hoon
Jo thay chhalon mein kaantay, nok-e-sozan se nikaalay hain

Phula phoola rahay yarab chaman meri umeedon ka
Jigar ka khoon de de kar yeh bootey maine paalay hain

Na poochho mujh se lazzat khanman barbaad rehne ki
Nasheman sekron maine bana kar phoonk daalay hain

 

Nahi beganagi achi rafeeq-e-raah-e-manzil se
Thahar ja ae sharar, hum bhi to aakhir mitne wale hain

Umeed-e-hoor ne sab kuch sikha rakha hai waiz ko
Yeh hazrat dekhne mein seedhay saadey, bhoolay bhaale hain

ا

Mere ashaar ae Iqbal kyun pyaare na hoon mujh ko
Mere toote hue dil ke yeh dard-angez naale hain

 

 

Dil soz se khaali hai, nigah paak nahi hai

Dil soz se khaali hai, nigah paak nahi hai
Phir is mein ajab kya ke tu be-baak nahi hai

 

Hai zouq-e-tajalli bhi isi khaak mein pinhaan
Ghaafil tu nira saahib-e-idraak nahi hai

Woh aankh ke hai surma-e-afrang se roshan
Purkaar o sukhan saaz hai, namnak nahi hai

Kab tak rahe mahkoomi-e-anjum mein meri khaak
Ya main nahi, ya gardish-e-aflaak nahi hai

 

Bijli hoon, my gaze is on mountains and deserts
For me, twigs and straw are not befitting

 

Aalam hai faqat momin-e-janbaaz ki miraas
Momin nahi jo saahib-e-Lolak nahi hai

 

 

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