khutut aag mein jalte hain aur sikhon par — Miraash

thi kal dayaar-e-'ishq mein 'iduzzuhaa 'miraash'
ham kyaa galaa kaTaate 'ajab bheD-chaal thi

ghar palaT kar jo miri raushan-khayaali aai hai
shor hai shahr-e-sukhan mein phir divaali aai hai

jo mere banne se pahle ik intizaar banaa
us intizaar ke andar main baar baar banaa

khanak rahaa huun main nashshe mein chaabiyon ki tarah
khuli hai pyaas magar mai-kade pe taalaa hai

kis gardish-e-paiham mein miraa sho’la-e-dil hai
jaltaa hai lahu roghan-e-khurshid ki surat

gard aainon ki chaaron taraf hai jami hui
'aalam 'ajib shisha-gari ki dukaan hai

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

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

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

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

dil-e-haris hi apnaa na ho sakaa qaane
vagarna tere karam mein to kuchh kami na rahi

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