Shayari
is qadar thaa khaTmalon kaa chaarpaai mein hujum
vasl kaa dil se mire armaan rukhsat ho gayaa
yahi Thahri jo shart-e-vasl-e-lailaa
to istifaa miraa baa-hasrat-o-yaas
یہی ٹھہری جو شرط وصل لیلیٰ
تو استعفیٰ مرا با حسرت و یاس
यही ठहरी जो शर्त-ए-वस्ल-ए-लैला
तो इस्तीफ़ा मिरा बा-हसरत-ओ-यास

is qadar thaa khaTmalon kaa chaarpaai mein hujum
vasl kaa dil se mire armaan rukhsat ho gayaa
kaabe se jo but nikle bhi to kyaa kaaba hi gayaa jo dil se nikal
afsos ki but bhi ham se chhuTe qabze se khudaa kaa ghar bhi gayaa
izzat kaa hai na auj na neki ki mauj hai
hamla hai apni qaum pe lafzon ki fauj hai
maulvi saahib na chhoDeinge khudaa go bakhsh de
gher hi leinge police vaale sazaa ho yaa na ho
kyaa puchhte ho 'akbar'-e-shorida-sar kaa haal
khufiya police se puchh rahaa hai kamar kaa haal
ham mein baaqi nahin ab khaalid-e-jaan-baaz kaa rang
dil pe ghaalib hai faqat hafiz-e-shiraaz kaa rang
miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar
kabhi faaslon ki masaafaton pe ubuur ho to ye kah sukun
miraa jurm hasrat-e-qurb hai to yahi kami yahaan sab mein hai
hai ek umr se khvaahish ki duur jaa ke kahin
main khud ko ajnabi logon ke darmiyaan dekhun
tiraa visaal baDi chiiz hai magar ai dost
visaal ko miri duniyaa-e-aarzu na banaa
dil mein hai mulaaqaat ki khvaahish ki dabi aag
mehndi lage haathon ko chhupaa kar kahaan rakkhun
meri khvaahish hai ki ji bhar ke use dekh to luun
hijr ke mumkina sadmaat se pahle pahle