Afzal Ahmad Syed

yahi bahut the mujhe naan o aab o sham.a o gul
safar-nazhad tha asbab mukhtasar rakkha

kitab-e-umr se sab harf uD ga.e mere
ki mujh asiir ko hona hai ham-kalam us ka

ata usi ki hai ye shahd o shor ki taufiq
vahi galim men ye nan-e-be-javin laaya

kaman-e-shakh se gul kis hadaf ko jaate hain
nasheb-e-khak men ja kar mujhe khayal aaya

is dil ko kisi dast-e-ada-sanj men rakhna
mumkin hai ye mizan-e-kam-o-besh jala de

main dil ko us ki taghaful-sara se le aaya
aur apne khana-e-vahshat men zer-e-dam rakha

kamaan-e-khaana-e-aflaak ke muqaabil bhi
main us se aur vo phir kaj-kulaah mujh se huaa

kamaan-e-shaakh se gul kis hadaf ko jaate hain
nasheb-e-khaak mein jaa kar mujhe khayaal aayaa

is dil ko kisi dast-e-adaa-sanj mein rakhnaa
mumkin hai ye mizaan-e-kam-o-besh jalaa de

main dil ko us ki taghaaful-saraa se le aayaa
aur apne khaana-e-vahshat mein zer-e-daam rakhaa

use ajab thaa ghurur-e-shaguft-e-rukhsaari
bahaar-e-gul ko bahut be-hunar kahaa us ne

yahi bahut the mujhe naan o aab o shama o gul
safar-nazhaad thaa asbaab mukhtasar rakkhaa