Daastan-e-kul

Daastan-e-kul

Chupa deta main kisi taaq main

Kisi khaana-e-daraaz main

Ya lapait kar auraaq main

Mila deta kisi khaak main

Jo hota ayaan to na kholta

Keh yeh meri kitaab-e-zindagi

Ba-unwaan-e-hasil-e-zindagi

Anjaam-e-aashqui warq warq

Liye muntazir hai dard-o-karb

Jo hota gumaan to yeh sochta

Keh mere bakht-e-sitam saaz ne

Jo kiya tha darj naseeb main

Sab raqam jis kitaab main

Kiyon lagi wohi , mereay haath main

Par dard-o-gham kay ghaat ka

Mujhay ilam tha na aagahi

So ik adaa-e-saadgi

Se main ne kitaab-e-zeest ko

Khush khyaal lamhon main

Waqat waqat rok rok khola

Pehlay safhay pe khush rang-o-khush'numa andaaz se

Ik "lafz-e-roshan" tha likha

YEh lafaz shanaasa tha wohi

Jo rawaan tha her her rang main hi

Jissay harf harf sar-e-loh-e-jaan

Parha tha dil-e-zaar ne

Ussi lafaz-e-saya dar ne

Kuch maahni diye grifft main

Phir rakha ta'umar hisaar main

Ussi lafaz-e-kul ki keematein

(Wohi lafaz yehni mohabbatein )

Na kisi adaad-o-shumaar main

Palta jo warq aur ik

To darj thein wohi qeematein

Jin qeematon ki madd main hi

Mereay roz-o-shab sab qaid thay

Baaqi auraaq kitaab kay

Ya siyaah tahy , ya sufaid thay

MAin kitaab-e-taqdeer kay

Insaaf pe hairaan tha

Meeri aankh ashk'baar thi , mera jisam be'jaan tha



Ussi aalam-e-hairaangi-e-o-aalam-e-pur'soz main

Joun hi kitaab band ki

To ik lafaz aur darj tha

 Yeh 'lafaz-e-siyaah' to azal se

Zehan-o-dil pe naqsh tha

Meri hayaat to goya

2 lafzon ka qarz tha

Woh jo ik sar-e-pushat tha , woh jo ik sar-e-warq tha

Mujh pe naseeb-e-zeest ka

Andha sa her ik faisala

Ab misaal-e-roz-e-awal-o-aakhir aashkaar tha

MAin naqsh ba'dewaar tha

So 2 lafzon pe mushtamil

Korri kitaab-e-zeest ko

Sar-e-taaq chup sa rakh diya

Keh shaam kay anjaam se

Sehar kay aaghaaz tak

Zeest se ajal ki

Aakhri awaaz tak

Daroonay -o-be'roonay zaat

Door tak phaili hui

Ayaan thein ab mujh pe sabhi

Bakhat ki siyaahiyaan

Sar-e-warq sabt, mohabbatain

Sar-e-pushat likha tha , judaiyaan