vo dil banke dil me dhadakne lage hai

tab se sajda-o-ibaadat-o-bandagi aa gayi,
hum jab se mauj-e-ishq me utarne lage hai;
ab doosari koi hasarat baaki nahi dil me,
vo dil banke dil me dhadakne lage hai.

yoon to roj hi jaate the mae-kade ko hum,
aur baantate the yaaro se sharaab-o-gham;
magar aisi pila di tune aankho se saaqi,
bin piye hi aaj hum bahakne lage hai.

jo ruswaai me bazzar se laaye the kafan,
sochaa kiye kar lenge khud hi ko dafan;
ab teri nazar yoon mili hai meri nazar se,
jeene ke armaan fir machalane lage hai.

fir dil me teri yaadon ki baraat aayi,
fir mere beete dino ke saugaat laayi;
fir jigar khodne laga hai naakhoon,
fir mere saare zakhm mahakne lage hai.

ab aur khoon aansuo me bahaaya nahi jaata,
janaaza apane armaano ka uthaaya nahi jaata;
aa ke thaam le mujhe apani haseen baaho me,
saaqiya mere sab sapne bikharne lage hai.

jab se mujhe apane daaman me chhupa liya,
jab se mujhe husn ka deewana bana liya;
yoon gumaan hota hai dekh kar ahle zamaana,
go zamaane ke saare rang nikharne lage hai.

hazaaro baar tere vaade pe aitbaar kiya,
hazaaro shab maine tera intezaar kiya;
aur nahi khaayenge dhokha ahad-e-wafaa ka,
bahut thokare khaakar ab sambhalne lage hai.

jo bhi the vaade usane saare tod diye,
mere har fasaane me gairo k fasaane jod diye;
rah rah kar khayaal sataata hai dil ko,
mere mehboob ab kuchh kuchh badalne lage hai.

mere har yaar se ab ek faasla sa ban gaya,
jo koi bhi mere paas tha ab door nikal gaya;
kal tak jo mere saath chale har kadam par,
vo saaye bhi aaj humse bichhadne lage hai.

aarzoo-e-shaam bhi kab ki dhal gayi,
shab-e-wasl bhi yoon aadhi nikal gayi;
tab se aankho me dam ruka hai mera,
jab se vo sangdil sanwarne lage hai.

khauf-e-hashr-o-kufr dikhaaya karte the,
sawaab-e-taa'at-o-zuhad bataaya karte the;
ab rashq karta hai waaiz meri jaat par,
jo hum masjid ki galyon se gujarne lage hai.

haskar maine khizaao se nibaah kar liya,
khaatir usaki khud ko tabaah kar liya;
tamaam umr ak thandi aah ko paala maine,
magar ab dil me shole bhadakne lage hai.

zaahida chhod de tu har intihaa khuda pe,
aur likh de sharaab meri har ibtida pe;
aa baith mae-kade me do ghoont peele,
rut nasheeli hai aur jaam chhalkne lage hai.

pilaayengi zannat me hoore apane haatho se,
tab sharam aayegi tumhe apani hi baato se;
kya kahoge khuda se khilaafat-e-sharaab me,
dekh zamane me khuda bhi bigadne lage hai.

kali kali julfen aur aariz hai gulaabi,
zaamane me hui hai inhi se har kharaabi;
maine to sharaab pii thi sajde mein baith kar,
waaiz kyon mujhse jhagadne lage hai.

kais ne jaan luta di thi laila ki hansi par,
humne imaan rakh diya baada-kashi par;
anjaam ki soche itani fursat kise thi,
parwaane bhi shaama pe fadakne lage hai.

meri har baat uske liye ruswaayi ho gayi,
meri har nazar uske liye saudaai ho gayi;
gair to baharhaal gair the magar afsos,
ab to apne bhi 'jigar' ko parakhne lage hai.

jin paththro ko haatho se taraasha tha,
sajda-o-ibaadat se jinhe navaaja tha;
kabhi jinko hum apna khuda rakhte the,
vo hi aaj mere sar par barasne lage hai.

fir aaj kaasid teri khabar leke aaya hai,
fir aaj koi phool bagiya me muskuraya hai;
fir aaj aankho ko hai tere aane ki ummeed,
fir aaj aankho me jugnu chamkne lage hai.

jo kal tak bas khamosh raha karte the,
doosare logo ke kalaam padha karte the;
kahte the jo kal tak auro ki zubaan,
aaj khud ke nagme arz karne lage hai.

navaajish shukriya karam meharbaani,
nazar nazar se mila kar door ki pareshaani;
teri noor-e-nazar jo mujh par padi hai,
mere ghar me ujaale thithakne lage hai.