tukde nahin hain aansuon men dil ke chaar paanch

Bahadur Shah Zafar

TukDe nahin hain aansuon men dil ke chaar paanch Surkhaab baiThe paanee men hain mil ke chaar paanch Munh khole hain ye zakhm jo bismil ke chaar paanch Phir lenge bose khanjar-e-qaatil ke chaar paanch Kahne hain matlab un se hamen dil ke chaar paanch Kya kahiye ek munh hain vahaan mil ke chaar paanch Dariya men gir paDaa jo miraa ashk ek garm But-khaane lab pe ho ga.e saahil ke chaar paanch Do-chaar laashe ab bhee paDe tere dar pe hain Aur aage dab chuke hain tale gil ke chaar paanch Raahen hain do majaaz o haqeeqat hai jin kaa naam Raste nahin hain ishq kee manzil ke chaar paanch Ranj o ta'ab museebat o gham yaas o dard o daagh Aah o fughaan rafeeq hain ye dil ke chaar paanch Do tiin jhaTke duun juun hee vahshat ke zor men Zindaan men TukDe hoven salaasil ke chaar paanch Farhaad o qais o vaamiq o azraa the chaar dost Ab ham bhee aa mile to hue mil ke chaar paanch Naaz o adaa o ghamza nigah panja-e-mizha Maaren hain ek dil ko ye pil pil ke chaar paanch Iimaa hai ye ki devenge nau din ke baa'd dil Likh bheje khat men sher jo be-dil ke chaar paanch Hiire ke nau-ratan nahin tere hue hain jam' Ye chaandnee ke phuul magar khil ke chaar paanch Meenaa-e-nuh-falak hai kahaan baada-e-nashaat Sheeshe hain ye to zahr-e-halaahal ke chaar paanch Naakhun karen hain zakhmon ko do do milaa ke ek The aaTh das so ho ga.e ab chhil ke chaar paanch Gar anjum-e-falak se bhee taadaad keejiye Niklen ziyaada daagh mire dil ke chaar paanch Maaren jo sar pe sil ko uThaa kar qalaq se ham Das paanch TukDe sar ke hon aur sil ke chaar paanch Maan ai 'zafar' too panj-tan o chaar-yaar ko Hain sadr-e-deen kee yahee mahfil ke chaar paanch