ek aarzoo dunya ki mahfilon se uktaa gaya hoon yaa rab
— Allama Iqbal
Dunya kee mahfilon se uktaa gaya hoon yaa rab
Kyaa lutf anjuman kaa jab dil hee bujh gaya ho
Shorish se bhaagtaa hoon dil DhoonDtaa hai meraa
Aisaa sukoot jis par taqreer bhee fidaa ho
Martaa hoon khaamushee par ye aarzoo hai meree
Daaman men koh ke ik chhoTaa saa jhonpaDaa ho
Aazaad fikr se hoon uzlat men din guzaaroon
Duniyaa ke gham kaa dil se kaanTaa nikal gaya ho
Lazzat sarod kee ho chiDiyon ke chahchahon men
Chashme kee shorishon men baajaa saa baj raha ho
Gul kee kalee chaTak kar paighaam de kisee kaa
Saaghar zaraa saa goyaa mujh ko jahaan-numaa ho
Ho haath kaa sirhaanaa sabze kaa ho bichhaunaa
Sharmaa.e jis se jalvat khalvat men wo adaa ho
Maanoos is qadar ho soorat se meree bulbul
Nanhe se dil men us ke khaTkaa na kuch miraa ho
Saf baandhe donon jaanib buuTe hare hare hon
Naddee kaa saaf paanee tasveer le raha ho
Ho dil-fareb aisa kohsaar kaa nazaara
Paanee bhee mauj ban kar uTh uTh ke dekhtaa ho
Aaghosh men zameen kee soyaa huaa ho sabza
Phir phir ke jhaaDiyon men paanee chamak raha ho
Paanee ko chhoo rahi ho jhuk jhuk ke gul kee Tahnee
Jaise haseen koi aa.eena dekhtaa ho
Mehndee lagaa.e suraj jab shaam kee dulhan ko
Surkhee liye sunahree har phuul kee qabaa ho
Raaton ko chalne vaale rah jaa.en thak ke jis dam
Ummeed un kee meraa TuuTaa huaa diyaa ho
Bijlee chamak ke un ko kuTiyaa miree dikhaa de
Jab aasmaan pe har soo baadal ghiraa huaa ho
Pichhle pahr kee koyal wo sub.h kee mo.azzin
Main us kaa ham-navaa hoon wo meree ham-navaa ho
Kaanon pe ho na mere dair o haram kaa ehsaan
Rauzan hee jhonpaDee kaa mujh ko sahar-numaa ho
Phoolon ko aa.e jis dam shabnam vazoo karaane
Ronaa miraa vazoo ho naala miree duaa ho
Is khaamushee men jaa.en itne buland naale
Taaron ke qaafile ko meree sadaa diraa ho
Har dardmand dil ko ronaa miraa rulaa de
Behosh jo paDe hain shaayad unhen jagaa de
Duniya ki mahfilon se ukta gaya hun ya rab
Kya lutf anjuman ka jab dil hi bujh gaya ho
Shorish se bhagta hun dil DhunDta hai mera
Aisa sukut jis par taqrir bhi fida ho
Marta hun KHamushi par ye aarzu hai meri
Daman mein koh ke ek chhoTa sa jhonpaDa ho
Aazad fikr se hun uzlat mein din guzarun
Duniya ke gham ka dil se kanTa nikal gaya ho
Lazzat sarod ki ho chiDiyon ke chahchahon mein
Chashme ki shorishon mein baja sa baj raha ho
Gul ki kali chaTak kar paigham de kisi ka
Saghar zara sa goya mujh ko jahan-numa ho
Ho hath ka sirhana sabze ka ho bichhauna
Sharmae jis se jalwat KHalwat mein wo ada ho
Manus is qadar ho surat se meri bulbul
Nanhe se dil mein us ke khaTka na kuch mera ho
Saf bandhe donon jaanib buTe hare hare hon
Naddi ka saf pani taswir le raha ho
Ho dil-fareb aisa kohsar ka nazara
Pani bhi mauj ban kar uTh uTh ke dekhta ho
Aaghosh mein zamin ki soya hua ho sabza
Phir phir ke jhaDiyon mein pani chamak raha ho
Pani ko chhu rahi ho jhuk jhuk ke gul ki Tahni
Jaise hasin koi aaina dekhta ho
Mehndi lagae suraj jab sham ki dulhan ko
SurKHi liye sunahri har phul ki qaba ho
Raaton ko chalne wale rah jaen thak ke jis dam
Ummid un ki mera TuTa hua diya ho
Bijli chamak ke un ko kuTiya meri dikha de
Jab aasman pe har su baadal ghira hua ho
Pichhle pahr ki koyal wo subh ki moazzin
Main us ka ham-nawa hun wo meri ham-nawa ho
Kanon pe ho na mere dair o haram ka ehsan
Rauzan hi jhonpaDi ka mujh ko sahar-numa ho
Phulon ko aae jis dam shabnam wazu karane
Rona mera wazu ho nala meri dua ho
Is KHamushi mein jaen itne buland nale
Taron ke qafile ko meri sada dira ho
Har dardmand dil ko rona mera rula de
Behosh jo paDe hain shayad unhen jaga de