Ali Sardar Jafri
sitaron ke payam aae baharon ke salam aae
hazaron nama-ha-e-shauq ahl-e-dil ke kaam aae
na jaane kitni nazren us dil-e-vahshi pe padti hain
har ik ko fikr hai us ki ye shahin zer-e-dam aae
isi ummid men betabi-e-jan badhti jaati hai
sukun-e-dil jahan mumkin ho shayad vo maqam aae
hamari tishnagi bujhti nahin shabnam ke qatron se
jise saqi-gari ki sharm ho atish-ba-jam aae
koi shayad hamare dagh-e-dil ki tarah raushan ho
hazaron aftab is shauq men bala-e-bam aae
inhen rahon men shaikh-o-muhtasib haail rahe akasr
inhen rahon men huran-e-bahishti ke khiyam aae
nigahen muntazir hain ek khurshid-e-tamanna ki
abhi tak jitne mehr-o-mah aae na-tamam aae
ye aalam lazzat-e-takhliq ka hai raqs-e-lafani
tasavvur-khana-e-hairat men lakhon subh-o-sham aae
koi ‘sardar’ kab tha is se pahle teri mahfil men
bahut ahl-e-sukhan utthe bahut ahl-e-kalam aae
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