wo ahd e javaanii wo kharaabaat kaa aalam
— Abdul Hamid Adam
Wo ahd-e-javaanee wo kharaabaat kaa aalam
Naghmaat men Duubee huee barsaat kaa aalam
Allaah-re us zulf ke jaan-bakhsh andhere
Jaise ki mahakte hue zulmaat kaa aalam
Ai ra.asha-e-mastee kaa sabab poochhne vaale
Dekhaa hai kabhi pahlee mulaaqaat kaa aalam
Nikle the mire saath wo jab bazm-e-azal se
Kuch sub.h ke aasaar the Kuch raat kaa aalam
Yuun us kee javaanee kaa Kuch andaaza thaa jaise
Mai-khaane pe umDee huee barsaat kaa aalam
Aankhon ke tasaadum men hikaayaat kee Dunya
HonTon ke tasaadum men kharaabaat kaa aalam
Awaaz men kaliyon ke chaTakne kee lataafat
Raftaar men bahte hue naghmaat kaa aalam
Hanstee huee aankhon se savaalaat kee baarish
Jalte hue honTon men javaabaat kaa aalam
Kuch mujh ko khabar thee na unhen hosh thaa apna
Allaah-re mad-hoshee o jazbaat kaa aalam
Aankhon men shafaq jism men mai zulf men ThanDak
Aalam bhee wo aalam ki kharaabaat kaa aalam
Anfaas se aatee huee ik narm see khushboo
SimTaa huaa honTon men mudaaraat kaa aalam
Wo chiiz jise zindagee kahte hain wo kya hai
Hanste hue shaffaaf khayaalaat kaa aalam
BaiThaa hoon 'adam' le ke baDee der se dil men
Kahte hain jise harf-o-hikaayaat kaa aalam