'itr faroshon ke kuche mein ek shanaasaa khushbu ne — Allama Talib Jauhari

in gali kuchon mein bahnon kaa muhaafiz kaun hai
kasb-e-zar ki dauD mein basti se maan-jaae gae

pahunchi dilon ki aag hamaare khiyaam tak
lekin dhuaan to jaaegaa darbaar-e-shaam tak

ek kuein ki gahraai se misr ke takht-e-shaahi tak
dekhne vaali aankh ko kitne naadida baazaar mile

avval avval 'ilm faqat ik nuqta thaa
aakhir aakhir jehl banaa taavilon se

bichhDe the to saakit palkein sukhe peD ki shaakhein thiin
us se bichhaD kar duur chale to koson tak sailaab rahaa

kar rahe hain zindagi mein maa'naviyyat ki talaash
khvaab mein Duubaa huaa taalaab sahraa aur main

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

har ek shaakh pe viraaniyaan musallat hain
badan-darakht bhi goyaa hai aashiyaan-e-shab

aisi duniyaa mein kab tak guzaaraa karein tum hi kah do ki kaise gavaaraa karein
raat mujh se miri bebasi ne kahaa bebasi ke liye ek taaza ghazal

shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai

charaagh ki thartharaati lau mein har os qatre mein har kiran mein
tumhaari aankhein kahaan nahin thiin tumhaaraa chehra kahaan nahin thaa

ghairon se to fursat tumhein din raat nahin hai
haan mere liye vaqt-e-mulaaqaat nahin hai