khuli kitaab thi phulon-bhari zamin meri — Wazir Agha

aise baDhe ki manzilein raste mein bichh gaiin
aise gae ki phir na kabhi lauTnaa huaa

vo khush-kalaam hai aisaa ki us ke paas hamein
tavil rahnaa bhi lagtaa hai mukhtasar rahnaa

itnaa na paas aa ki tujhe DhunDte phirein
itnaa na duur jaa ke hama-vaqt paas ho

yaa abr-e-karam ban ke baras khushk zamin par
yaa pyaas ke sahraa mein mujhe jiinaa sikhaa de

safar tavil sahi haasil-e-safar ye hai
vahaan ko bhuul gae aur yahaan ko pahchaanaa

dhuup ke saath gayaa saath nibhaane vaalaa
ab kahaan aaegaa vo lauT ke aane vaalaa

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

ye vasl ki rut hai ki judaai kaa hai mausam
ye gulshan-e-dil hai ki bayaabaan kahin kaa

mohabbat phuul banne par lagi thi
palaT kar phir kali kar li hai main ne

sote mein vo jo mujh se ham-aaghosh ho gae
jitne gile the khvaab-e-faraamosh ho gae