chaar suu hai badii vahshat kaa samaan
— Fahmida Riaz
Chaar-soo hai baDee vahshat kaa samaan
Kisee aaseb kaa saaya hai yahaan
Koee awaaz see hai marsiyaan-khvaan
Shahr kaa shahr banaa goristaan
Ek makhlooq jo bastee hai yahaan
Jis pe insaan kaa guzartaa hai gumaan
Khud to saakit hai misaal-e-tasveer
Jumbish-e-ghair se hai raqs-kunaan
Koee chehra nahin juz zer-e-naqaab
Na koi jism hai juz be-dil-o-jaan
Ulmaa hain dushman-e-fahm-o-tahaqeeq
Kodanee sheva-e-daanish-mandaan
Shaa.ir-e-qaum pe ban aa.ee hai
Kizb kaise ho tasavvuf men nihaan
Lab hain masroof-e-qaseeda-goee
Aur aankhon men hai zillat uryaan
Sabz khat aaqibat-o-deen ke asiir
Paarsaa khush-tan-o-nau-khez javaan
Ye zan-e-naghma-gar-o-ishq-shi.aar
Yaas-o-hasrat se huee hai hairaan
Kis se ab aarzoo-e-vasl karen
Is kharaabe men koi mard kahaan
Chaar-su hai baDi wahshat ka saman
Kisi aaseb ka saya hai yahan
Koi aawaz si hai marsiyan-KHwan
Shahr ka shahr bana goristan
Ek maKHluq jo basti hai yahan
Jis pe insan ka guzarta hai guman
KHud to sakit hai misal-e-taswir
Jumbish-e-ghair se hai raqs-kunan
Koi chehra nahin juz zer-e-naqab
Na koi jism hai juz be-dil-o-jaan
Ulma hain dushman-e-fahm-o-tahaqiq
Kodani shewa-e-danish-mandan
Shair-e-qaum pe ban aai hai
Kizb kaise ho tasawwuf mein nihan
Lab hain masruf-e-qasida-goi
Aur aankhon mein hai zillat uryan
Sabz KHat aaqibat-o-din ke asir
Parsa KHush-tan-o-nau-KHez jawan
Ye zan-e-naghma-gar-o-ishq-shiar
Yas-o-hasrat se hui hai hairan
Kis se ab aarzu-e-wasl karen
Is KHarabe mein koi mard kahan