ai 'mushafi' ustaad-e-fan-e-rekhta-goi — Mushafi Ghulam Hamdani

ham bhi ai jaan-e-man itne to nahin naakaara
kabhi kuchh kaam tu ham ko bhi to farmaayaa kar

jitnaa ki ye duniyaa mein hamein khvaar rakhe hai
itne to gunahgaar zamaane ke nahin ham

sach ishq mein hain aashiq o maashuq baraabar
jo mushkil-e-majnun hai so hai mushkil-e-lailaa

lailaa chali thi haj ke liye jazb-e-ishq se
naaqa machal ke najd ki manzil mein rah gayaa

apni to is chaman mein nit umr yunhi guzri
yaan aashiyaan banaayaa vaan aashiyaan banaayaa

pichhaa kisi tarah ye miraa chhoDtaa nahin
haathon se ishq ke koi jaave kahaan nikal

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

us ko khonaa asl mein us ko paanaa hai
haasil kaa hi partav hai laa-haasil mein

raushni DhunD ke laanaa koi mushkil to na thaa
lekin is dauD mein har shakhs ko jalte dekhaa

barhaman mujh ko banaanaa na musalmaan karnaa
mere saaqi mujhe mast-e-mai-e-irfaan karnaa

garmi lagi to khud se alag ho ke so gae
sardi lagi to khud ko dobaara pahan liyaa