Minhaj Ali

gulshan-e-dahr se khushbu ki tarah guzra main
sab ko mahkaya magar apni numa.ish nahin ki

yahi hai vaqt ki ji bhar ke dekh luun us ko
vo samne hai magar dekhta nahin hai mujhe

didar ka visal men aaya na koi lutf
us rukh pe be-rukhi ke the parde paDe hue

darmiyan garche hijabat nahin duuri ke
ab jo haa.il hai vo parda hai shanasa.i ka

baja ki raunaq-e-mahfil abhi uruuj pe hai
main kya karun miri khalvat bula rahi hai mujhe

ghaur se dekh gulshan-e-duniya
har taraf khvahishon ka daldal hai

yahi hai vaqt ki ji bhar ke dekh luun us ko
vo saamne hai magar dekhtaa nahin hai mujhe

didaar kaa visaal mein aayaa na koi lutf
us rukh pe be-rukhi ke the parde paDe hue

ghaur se dekh gulshan-e-duniyaa
har taraf khvaahishon kaa daldal hai

bajaa ki raunaq-e-mahfil abhi uruuj pe hai
main kyaa karun miri khalvat bulaa rahi hai mujhe

gulshan-e-dahr se khushbu ki tarah guzraa main
sab ko mahkaayaa magar apni numaaish nahin ki

darmiyaan garche hijaabaat nahin duuri ke
ab jo haail hai vo parda hai shanaasaai kaa