kuch de ise rukhsat kar
— Ibn E Insha
Kuch de ise rukhsat kar kyuun aankh jhukaa lee hai
Haan dar pe tire maulaa! 'inshaa' bhee savaalee hai
Is baat pe kyuun is kee itnaa bhee hijaab aa.e
Fariyaad se be-bahra kashkol se khaalee hai
Shaa.er hai to adnaa hai, aashiq hai to rusvaa hai
Kis baat men achchhaa hai kis vasf men aalee hai
Kis diin kaa murshid hai, kis kesh kaa mojid hai
Kis shahr kaa shahna hai kis des kaa vaalee hai?
Taazeem ko uThte hain is vaaste dil vaale
Hazrat ne masheekhat kee ik tarah nikaalee hai
Aavaara o sargardaan kafanee-ba-guloo-pechaan
Daamaan bhee dureeda hai gudDee bhee sambhaalee hai
Aavaara hai raahon men, dunya kee nigaahon men
Izzat bhee miTaa lee hai tamkeen bhee ganvaa lee hai
Aadaab se begaana, dar aayaa hai deevaana
Ne haath men tohfa hai, ne saath men Daalee hai
Bakhshish men ta.ammul hai aur aankh jhukaa lee hai
Kuchh dar pe tire maulaa, ye baat niraalee hai
'inshaa' ko bhee rukhsat kar, 'inshaa' ko bhee kuch de de
'inshaa' se hazaaron hain, 'inshaa' bhee savaalee hai
Kuchh de ise ruKHsat kar kyun aankh jhuka li hai
Han dar pe tere maula! 'insha' bhi sawali hai
Is baat pe kyun is ki itna bhi hijab aae
Fariyaad se be-bahra kashkol se KHali hai
Shaer hai to adna hai, aashiq hai to ruswa hai
Kis baat mein achchha hai kis wasf mein aali hai
Kis din ka murshid hai, kis kesh ka mojid hai
Kis shahr ka shahna hai kis des ka wali hai?
Tazim ko uThte hain is waste dil wale
Hazrat ne mashiKHat ki ek tarah nikali hai
Aawara o sargardan kafani-ba-gulu-pechan
Daman bhi durida hai gudDi bhi sambhaali hai
Aawara hai rahon mein, duniya ki nigahon mein
Izzat bhi miTa li hai tamkin bhi ganwa li hai
Aadab se begana, dar aaya hai diwana
Ne hath mein tohfa hai, ne sath mein Dali hai
BaKHshish mein tammul hai aur aankh jhuka li hai
Kuchh dar pe tere maula, ye baat nirali hai
'insha' ko bhi ruKHsat kar, 'insha' ko bhi kuch de de
'insha' se hazaron hain, 'insha' bhi sawali hai