dilon mein nuur hai tarsil-e-gosh-e-kar bhi ho — Akhlaq Ahmad Ahan

zo'm-e-tuqaa hijaab-e-tazaahur nifaaq kaa
har jaa raqam hai is mein bhi izn o qum-e-darogh

ai jamaal-e-be-badal lekin adaa mein be-rukhi
ho gaiin sadiyaan ki chashm-e-tishna teri muntazir

zaat-e-khaaKi ki tahon mein khufta hain anvaa’-e-khaak
rang-haa-e-tah-ba-tah kaa pech-o-kham kuchh aur hai

luTaa ye kaarvaan kab kaa na jaane kaun thi manzil
magar ahbaab ab bhi zo'm-e-chughtaai mein jiite hain

ye kaisi jagah hai ki dil kho rahaa hai
bayaabaan hai sahraa hai gulshan hai kyaa hai

sitaaron ki gardish dilon kaa bichhaDnaa
ye kaise khudaa ki hai kaisi khudaai

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh