uljhe kaanton se ki khele gul e tar se pahle
— Ali Sardar Jafri
Uljhe kaanTon se ki khele gul-e-tar se pahle
Fikr ye hai ki sabaa aa.e kidhar se pahle
Jaam-o-paimaana-o-saaqee kaa gumaan thaa lekin
Deeda-e-tar hee thaa yaan deeda-e-tar se pahle
Abr-e-naisaan kee na barakat hai na faizaan-e-bahaar
Qatre gum ho ga.e ta.ameer-e-guhar se pahle
Jam gaya dil men lahoo suukh ga.e aankhon men ashk
Tham gaya dard-e-jigar rang-e-sahar se pahle
Qaafile aa.e to the na.aron ke parcham le kar
Sar-nigoon ho ga.ee har aah asar se pahle
Khoon-e-sar bah gaya maut aa ga.ee deevaanon ko
Baarish-e-sang se toofaan-e-sharar se pahle
Surkhee-e-khoon-e-tamannaa kee mahak aatee hai
Dil koi TuuTaa hai shaayad gul-e-tar se pahle
Maqtal-e-shauq ke aadaab niraale hain bahut
Dil bhee qaatil ko diyaa karte hain sar se pahle