shahr ilm ke darvaaze par kabhi kabhi dil ye sochtaa hai
— Iftikhar Arif
Kabhee kabhee dil ye sochtaa hai
Na jaane ham be-yaqeen logon ko naam-e-haidar se rabt kyuun hai
Hakeem jaane vo kaisee hikmat se aashnaa thaa
Shajee.a jaane ki badar o khaibar kee fat.h-mandee kaa raaz kya thaa
Aliim jaane vo ilm ke kaun se safeenon kaa naa-khuda thaa
Mujhe to bas sirf ye khabar hai
Vo mere maulaa kee khushbuon men rachaa-basaa thaa
Vo un ke daamaan-e-aatifat men palaa baDhaa thaa
Aur us ke din raat mere aaqaa ke chashm o abro o jumbish-e-lab ke muntazir the
Vo raat ko dushmanon ke narghe men so raha thaa to un kee khaatir
Jidaal men sar se paanv tak surkh ho raha thaa to un kee khaatir
So us ko mahboob jaantaa hoon
So us ko maqsood maantaa hoon
Sa.aadaten us ke naam se hain
Mohabbaten us ke naam se hain
Mohabbaton ke sabhee gharaanon kee nisbaten us ke naam se hain
Kabhi kabhi dil ye sochta hai
Na jaane hum be-yaqin logon ko nam-e-haidar se rabt kyun hai
Hakim jaane wo kaisi hikmat se aashna tha
Shajia jaane ki badar o KHaibar ki fath-mandi ka raaz kya tha
Alim jaane wo ilm ke kaun se safinon ka na-KHuda tha
Mujhe to bas sirf ye KHabar hai
Wo mere maula ki KHushbuon mein racha-basa tha
Wo un ke daman-e-atifat mein pala baDha tha
Aur us ke din raat mere aaqa ke chashm o abro o jumbish-e-lab ke muntazir the
Wo raat ko dushmanon ke narghe mein so raha tha to un ki KHatir
Jidal mein sar se panw tak surKH ho raha tha to un ki KHatir
So us ko mahbub jaanta hun
So us ko maqsud manta hun
Saadaten us ke nam se hain
Mohabbaten us ke nam se hain
Mohabbaton ke sabhi gharanon ki nisbaten us ke nam se hain