chhede main ne kabhii lab-o-rukhsaar ke qisse - Ahmed Faraz

chhede main ne kabhii lab-o-rukhsaar ke qisse

gahe gul-o-bulbul kii hikaayat ko nikhaaraa

gahe kisii shahazaade ke afsaane sunaaye

gahe kyaa duniyaa-e-paristaan kaa nazaaraa

main khoyaa rahaa jin-o-malaik ke jahaan men

har lahajaa agarche mujhe aadam ne pukaaraa

barason yuun hii diljamii-e-aurang kii khaatir

sau phuul khilaaye kabhii sau zakhm khariide

main likhataa rahaa hijv bagaavat manshuun kii

main padhataa rahaa qasrnashiinon ke qasiide

ubharaa bhii agar dil men koii jazabaa-e-sarkash

is khauf se chup thaa ke koii honth na sii de

lekin ye tilismaat bhii taa der na rah paaye

aakhir mai-o-miinaa-o-daf-o-chang bhii tuutte

yuun dast-o-garebaan huaa insaan-o-khudaaband

nakhachiir to tadape qafas-e-rang bhii tuute

is kashmakash-e-zarraa-o-anjum kii fizaa men

kashkol to kyaa afsar-o-aurang bhii tuute

main dekh rahaa thaa mere yaaron ne badhakar

qaatil ko pukaaraa kabhii maqtal ko sadaa dii

gahe rasn-o-daar ke aagosh men jhuule

gahe haram-o-dair kii buniyaad hilaa dii

jis aag se bharpuur thaa maahaul kaa siinaa

vo aag mere lauh-o-qalam ko bhii pilaa dii

aur aaj shikastaa huaa har tauq-e-talaaii

ab fan meraa darbaar kii jagiir nahiin hai

ab meraa hunar hai mere jamahuur kii daulat

ab meraa junuun kaif-e-taaziir nahiin hai

ab dil pe jo guzaregii be-tok kahuungaa

ab mere qalam main koii zanjiir nahiin hai