Contributed by Mujahid Jafri

bas ik nigaah-e-karam hai kaafii agar u.nhe.n pesh-o-pas nahii.n hai
Shakeel Badayuni

bas ik nigaah-e-karam hai kaafii agar u.nhe.n pesh-o-pas nahii.n hai
zaahe tamannaa kii merii fitarat asiir-e-hirs-o-havas nahii.n hai

nazar se sayyaad duur ho jaa yahaa.N teraa mujh pe bas nahii.n hai
chaman ko barbaad karanevaale ye aashiyaa.N hai qafas nahii.n hai

kisii ke jalve ta.Dap rahe hai.n huduud-e-hosh-o-Khirad ke aage
huduud-e-hosh-o-Khirad ke aage nigaah ke dastaras nahii.n hai

jahaa.N kii nayarangiiyo.n se yaksar badal ga_ii aashiyaa.N kii suurat
qafas samajhatii hai.n jin ko nazare.n vo dar-haqiiqat qafas nahii.n hai

kahaa.N ke naale kahaa.N kii aahe.n jamii hai.n un kii taraf nigaahe.n
kuchh is qadar mahv-e-yaad huu.N mai.n ki fursat-e-yak-nafas nahii.n hai

tasavvur-e-ishrat-e-guzishtaa kaa husn-e-taasiir allaah allaah
vahii fazaaye.N vahii havaaye.N chaman se kuchh kam qafas nahii.n hai

kisii ke be'etanaa_iyo.n ne badal hii Daalaa nizaam-e-gulashan
jo baat pahale bahaar me.n thii vo baat ab ke baras nahii.n hai

ye buu-e-sumbul, ye Khaa.ndaa gul aur aah! ye dard bharii sadaaye.N
qafas ke a.ndar chaman ho shaayad chaman ke a.ndar qafas nahii.n hai

na hosh-e-Khilvat na fikr-e-mahafil ayaa.N ho ab kis pe haalaat-e-dil
mai.n aap hii apanaa ham-nafas huu.N meraa ko_ii ham-nafas nahii.n hai

kare.n bhii kyaa shikavaa-e-zamaanaa kahe.n bhii kyaa dard kaa fasaanaa
jahaa.N me.n hai.n laakh dushman-e-jaa.N ko_ii masiihaa nafas nahii.n hai

sunii hai ahal-e-junuu.N ne aksar Khaamoshii-e-marg kii sadaaye.N
sunaa ye thaa kaaravaan-e-hastii rahiin-e-baa.ng-e-jaras nahii.n hai

chaman kii aazaadiyaa.N muaKhKhar tasavvur-e-aashiyaa.N muqaddam
Gam-e-asiiriihai naa-mukammal agar Gam-e-Khaar-o-Khas nahii.n hai

na kar mujhe sharmsaar naaseh mai.n dil se majabuur huu.N ki jis kaa
hai yuu.N to kaun-o-makaa.N pe qaabuu magar muhabbat pe bas nahii.n hai

kahaa.N vo ummiid aamad aamad kahaa.N ye iifaa_e ahad-e-fardaa
jab aitabaar-e-nazar na thaa kuchh ab aitabaar-e-nafas nahii.n hai

vahii.n hai.n naGme.n vahii hai naale sun ai mujhe bhuul jaane vaale
terii sama'at se duur huu.N mai.n jabhii to naalo.n me.n ras nahii.n hai

"Shakeel" duniyaa me.n jis ko dekhaa kuchh us kii duniyaa hii aur dekhii
hazaar naqqaad-e-zindagii hai.n magar ko_ii nuktaaras nahii.n hai

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