Pahlooe shaah mein ye dukhtare jamhoor ki qabr


Pahlooe shaah mein ye dukhtare jamhoor ki qabr
 Kitne gumgashta fasaanon ka pataa deti hai
 Kitne khuunrez haqaayaq se uthaati hai naqaab
 Kitni kuchli hui jaanon ka pataa deti hai
 Kaise maghroor shahanshaahon ki taskin ke liye
 Saal-ha-saal haseenaaon ke baazaar lage
 Kaise bahki hui nazron ke ta’ayyush ke liye
 Surkh mahlon mein jawaan jismon ke ambaar lage
 Kaise har shaakh se munh-band mahakti kaliyaan
 Noch li jaati thin taz’ine haram ki Khaatir
 Aur murjha ke bhi aazaad na ho sakti thin
 Zille subhaan ki ulfat ke bharam ki Khaatir
 Kaise ik fard ke honton ki zaraa si jumbish
 Sard kar sakti thi belaus wafaaon ke chiraagh
 Loot sakti thi damakte hue haathon ka suhaag
 Tor sakti thi maie ishq se labrez ayaagh sahmi-sahmi si fazaaon mein ye veeraan marqad
 Itna Khaamosh hai, fariyaad-kunaan ho jaise
 Sard shaakhon mein havaa cheekh rahi hai aise
 Roohe taqdees-o-wafaa marsiyaakhwaan ho jaise
 Tu meri jaan! Mujhe hairat-o-hasrat se na dekh
 Ham mein koi bhi jahaannoor-o-jahaangeer nahin
 Tu mujhe chhor ke Thukraa ke bhi jaa sakti hai
 Tere haathon mein mire haath hain, zanjeer nahin


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