apnii malka e sukhan se ai sham e josh o mashal e aivaan e aarzoo
— Josh Malihabadi
Ai sham-e-'josh' o mash.al-e-aivaan-e-aarzoo
Ai mehr-e-naaz o maah-e-shabistaan-e-aarzoo
Ai jaan-e-dard-mandee o eemaan-e-aarzoo
Ai sham-e-toor o yoosuf-e-kan.aan-e-aarzoo
Zarre ko aaftaab to kaanTe ko phuul kar
Ai rooh-e-sher sajda-e-shaa.ir qubool kar
Dariyaa kaa moD naghma-e-sheereen kaa zer-o-bam
Chaadar shab-e-nujoom kee shabnam kaa rakht-e-nam
Titlee kaa naaz-e-raqs ghazaala kaa husn-e-ram
Motee kee aab gul kee mahak maah-e-nau kaa kham
In sab ke imtizaaj se paidaa huee hai too
Kitne haseen ufuq se huvaidaa huee hai too
Hotaa hai mah-vashon kaa wo aalam tire huzoor
Jaise charaagh-e-murdaa sar-e-bazm-e-sham-e-toor
Aa kar tiree janaab men ai kaar-saaz-e-noor
Palkon men munh chhupaate hain jhenpe hue ghuroor
Aatee hai ek lahr see chehron par aah kee
Aankhon men chhooT jaatee hain nabzen nigaah kee
Raftaar hai ki chaandnee raaton men mauj-e-gang
Yaa bhairveen kee pichhle pahar qalb men umang
Ye kaakulon kee taab hai ye aarizon kaa rang
Jis tarah jhuTpuTe men shab-o-roz kee tarang
Roo-e-mubeen na gesoo-e-sumbul-qavaam hai
Vo barhaman kee sub.h ye saaqee kee shaam hai
Aavaaz men ye ras ye lataafat ye iztiraar
Jaise subuk maheen ravaan reshmee phuvaar
Lahje men ye khaTak hai ki hai neshtar kee dhaar
Aur gir raha hai dhaar se shabnam kaa aabshaar
Chahkee jo too chaman men havaa.en mahak ga.iin
Gul-barg-e-tar se os kee boonden Tapak ga.iin
Jaadoo hai teree saut kaa gul par hazaar par
Jaise naseem-e-sub.h kee rau joo-e-baar par
Naakhun kisee nigaar kaa chaandee ke taar par
Mizraab-e-aks-e-qaus rag-e-aabshaar par
Maujen sabaa kee baagh pe sahbaa chhiDak ga.iin
Jumbish huee labon ko to kaliyaan chaTak ga.iin
Chashm-e-siyaah men wo talaatum hai nuur kaa
Jaise sharaab-e-naab men jauhar suroor kaa
Yaa chahchahon ke waqt tamavvuj tuyoor kaa
Baandhe hue nishaana koi jaise duur kaa
Har mauj-e-ra.g-e-qaamat-e-gul-rez ram men hai
Goyaa sharaab-e-tund biloreen qalam men hai
Tujh se nazar milaa.e ye kis kee bhalaa majaal
Tere qadam kaa naqsh haseenon ke khadd-o-khaal
Allaah re tere husn-e-malak-soz kaa jalaal
Jab dekhtee hain khuld se hooren tiraa jamaal
Partav se tere chehra-e-parveen-sarisht ke
Ghabraa ke band kartee hain ghurfe bahisht ke
Chehre ko rang-o-noor kaa toofaan kiye hue
Sham-o-sharaab-o-sh.er kaa unvaan kiye hue
Har naqsh-e-paa ko taaj-e-gulistaan kiye hue
Sau tuur ik nigaah men pinhaan kiye hue
Aatee hai too chaman men jab is tarz-o-taur se
Gul dekhte hain baagh men bulbul ko ghaur se
Mere bayaan men sehr-bayaanee tujhee se hai
Roo-e-sukhan pe khoon-e-javaanee tujhee se hai
Lafzon men raqs-o-rang-o-ravaanee tujhee se hai
Faqr-e-gadaa men farr-e-kiyaanee tujhee se hai
Fidvee ke is uruuj pe kartee hai ghaur kya
Teree hee jootiyon kaa tasadduq hai aur kya
Ai kirdgaar-e-maa'nee o khallaaq-e-sher-e-tar
Ai jaan-e-zauq o muhsina-e-lailee-e-hunar
Khul jaa.e gar ye baat ki urdu zabaan par
Teree nigaah-e-naaz kaa ehsaan hai kis qadar
Chaaron taraf se na.ara-e-salle-alaa uThe
Tere mujassamon se zameen jagmagaa uThe
Mere hunar men sarf huee hai tiree nazar
Khema hai mere naam kaa baalaa-e-bahr-o-bar
Shohrat kee bazm tujh se munavvar nahin magar
Farq-e-gadaa pe taaj hai sultaan barahna-sar
Parvaane ko wo kaun hai jo maantaa nahin
Aur sham.a kis taraf hai koi jaantaa nahin
Dil teree bazm-e-naaz men jab se hai baaryaab
Har khaar ek gul hai to har zarra aaftaab
Ik lashkar-e-nashaat hai har gham ke ham-rikaab
Zer-e-nageen hai aalam-e-taamkeen-o-iztiraab
Baad-e-muraad o chashmak-e-toofaan liye hue
Huun boo-e-zulf-o-jumbish-e-mizhgaan liye hue
Tere labon se chashma-e-haivaan miraa kalaam
Teree laTon se mauja-e-toofaan miraa kalaam
Teree nazar se toor-e-ba-daamaan miraa kalaam
Tere sukhan se naghma-e-yazdaan miraa kalaam
Too hai payaam-e-aalam-e-baalaa mire liye
Ik vahee-e-zee-hayaat hai goyaa mire liye
Ai maah-e-she.r-parvar o mehr-e-sukhan-varee
Ai aab-o-rang-e-'haafiz' o ai husn-e-'anvaree'
Too ne hee sabt kee hai ba-sad naaz-e-daavaree
Mere sukhan kee pusht pe mohr-e-payambaree
Teree shameem-e-zulf kee daulat liye hue
Meraa nafas hai boo-e-risaalat liye hue
Dur-haa-e-aab-daar o sharar-haa-e-dil-nasheen
Shab-haa-e-talkh-o-tursh o sahar-haa-e-shakkareen
Aql-e-nashaat-khez o junoon-e-gham-aafreen
Daulat wo kaun hai jo miree jeb men nahin
Takraa.ee jab bhee mujh se khajil sarvaree huee
Yuun hai tire faqeer kee jholee bharee huee
Naghme pale hain daulat-e-guftaar se tiree
Paayaa hai nutq chashm-e-sukhan-baar se tiree
Taaqat hai dil men nargis-e-beemaar se tiree
Kyaa kya milaa hai 'josh' ko sarkaar se tiree
Baanke khayaal hain kham-e-gardan liye hue
Har sher kee kalaa.ee hai kangan liye hue
Ai lailee-e-nahufta o ai husn-e-sharmageen
Tujh par nisaar daulat-e-dunya mataa-e-deen
Mansoob mujh se hai jo ba-andaaz-e-dil-nasheen
Teree wo shaa.iree hai miree shaa.iree nahin
Aavaaza charkh par hai jo is dard-mand kaa
Goyaa wo aks hai tire qadd-e-buland kaa
Mere bayaan men ye jo vafoor-e-suroor hai
Taaq-e-sukhan-varee men jo ye sham-e-toor hai
Ye jo mire charaagh kee zau duur duur hai
Sarkaar hee kee mauj-e-tabassum kaa nuur hai
Sheron men karvaTen ye nahin soz-o-saaz kee
Lahren hain ye huzoor kee zulf-e-daraaz kee
Mujh rind-e-husn-kaar kee mai-khvaariyaan na poochh
Is khvaab-e-jaan-faroz kee bedaariyaan na poochh
Kartee hai kyuun sharaab khirad-baariyaan na poochh
Be-hoshiyon men kyuun hai ye hushyaariyaan na poochh
Piitaa hoon wo jo zulf kee rangeen ghaTaaon men
Khinchtee hai un ghanee huee palkon kee Chaaon men
Hushyaar is liye hoon ki mai-khvaar hoon tiraa
Sayyaad-e-sher hoon ki giraftaar hoon tiraa
Lahja maleeh hai ki namak-khvaar hoon tiraa
Sehhat zabaan men hai ki beemaar hoon tiraa
Tere karam se sher-o-adab kaa imaam hoon
Shaahon pe khanda-zan hoon ki teraa ghulaam hoon
Main wo hoon jis ke gham ne tire dil men raah kee
Ik umr jis ke ishq men khud too ne aah kee
Soyaa hai shauq sej pe teree nigaah kee
Raaten kaTee hain saa.e men chashm-e-siyaah kee
Kyuun kar na shaakh-e-gul kee lachak ho bayaan men
Teree kamar kaa loch hai meree zabaan men
Tarshe hue labon ke bahakte khitaab se
Zartaar kaakulon ke mahakte sahaab se
Sarshaar ankhDiyon ke dahakte shabaab se
Mauj-e-nafs ke itr se mukhDe kee aab se
Baarah baras tapaa ke zamaana suhaag kaa
Seenchaa hai too ne baagh mire dil kee aag kaa
Garmee se jis kee barf kaa devtaa Dare wo aag
Sho.alon men os ko jo mubaddal kare wo aag
Lau se jo zamhareer kaa daaman bhare wo aag
Had hai jo naam naar-e-saqar par dhare wo aag
Jis kee lapaT gale men jalaatee hai raag ko
Paalaa hai qalb-e-naaz men too ne us aag ko
Ai sham-e-'josh' o mashal-e-aiwan-e-arzu
Ai mehr-e-naz o mah-e-shabistan-e-arzu
Ai jaan-e-dard-mandi o iman-e-arzu
Ai sham-e-tur o yusuf-e-kanan-e-arzu
Zarre ko aaftab to kanTe ko phul kar
Ai ruh-e-sher sajda-e-shair qubul kar
Dariya ka moD naghma-e-shirin ka zer-o-bam
Chadar shab-e-nujum ki shabnam ka raKHt-e-nam
Titli ka naz-e-raqs ghazala ka husn-e-ram
Moti ki aab gul ki mahak mah-e-nau ka KHam
In sab ke imtizaj se paida hui hai tu
Kitne hasin ufuq se huwaida hui hai tu
Hota hai mah-washon ka wo aalam tere huzur
Jaise charagh-e-murda sar-e-bazm-e-sham-e-tur
Aa kar teri janab mein ai kar-saz-e-nur
Palkon mein munh chhupate hain jhenpe hue ghurur
Aati hai ek lahr si chehron par aah ki
Aankhon mein chhuT jati hain nabzen nigah ki
Raftar hai ki chandni raaton mein mauj-e-gang
Ya bhairwin ki pichhle pahar qalb mein umang
Ye kakulon ki tab hai ye aarizon ka rang
Jis tarah jhuTpuTe mein shab-o-roz ki tarang
Ru-e-mubin na gesu-e-sumbul-qawam hai
Wo barhaman ki subh ye saqi ki sham hai
Aawaz mein ye ras ye latafat ye iztirar
Jaise subuk mahin rawan reshmi phuwar
Lahje mein ye khaTak hai ki hai neshtar ki dhaar
Aur gir raha hai dhaar se shabnam ka aabshaar
Chahki jo tu chaman mein hawaen mahak gain
Gul-barg-e-tar se os ki bunden Tapak gain
Jadu hai teri saut ka gul par hazar par
Jaise nasim-e-subh ki rau ju-e-bar par
NaKHun kisi nigar ka chandi ke tar par
Mizrab-e-aks-e-qaus rag-e-abshaar par
Maujen saba ki bagh pe sahba chhiDak gain
Jumbish hui labon ko to kaliyan chaTak gain
Chashm-e-siyah mein wo talatum hai nur ka
Jaise sharab-e-nab mein jauhar surur ka
Ya chahchahon ke waqt tamawwuj tuyur ka
Bandhe hue nishana koi jaise dur ka
Har mauj-e-rag-e-qamat-e-gul-rez ram mein hai
Goya sharab-e-tund bilorin qalam mein hai
Tujh se nazar milae ye kis ki bhala majal
Tere qadam ka naqsh hasinon ke KHadd-o-KHal
Allah re tere husn-e-malak-soz ka jalal
Jab dekhti hain KHuld se huren tera jamal
Partaw se tere chehra-e-parwin-sarisht ke
Ghabra ke band karti hain ghurfe bahisht ke
Chehre ko rang-o-nur ka tufan kiye hue
Sham-o-sharab-o-sher ka unwan kiye hue
Har naqsh-e-pa ko taj-e-gulistan kiye hue
Sau tur ek nigah mein pinhan kiye hue
Aati hai tu chaman mein jab is tarz-o-taur se
Gul dekhte hain bagh mein bulbul ko ghaur se
Mere bayan mein sehr-bayani tujhi se hai
Ru-e-suKHan pe KHun-e-jawani tujhi se hai
Lafzon mein raqs-o-rang-o-rawani tujhi se hai
Faqr-e-gada mein farr-e-kiyani tujhi se hai
Fidwi ke is uruj pe karti hai ghaur kya
Teri hi jutiyon ka tasadduq hai aur kya
Ai kirdgar-e-ma'ni o KHallaq-e-sher-e-tar
Ai jaan-e-zauq o muhsina-e-laili-e-hunar
Khul jae gar ye baat ki urdu zaban par
Teri nigah-e-naz ka ehsan hai kis qadar
Chaaron taraf se nara-e-salle-ala uThe
Tere mujassamon se zamin jagmaga uThe
Mere hunar mein sarf hui hai teri nazar
KHema hai mere nam ka baala-e-bahr-o-bar
Shohrat ki bazm tujh se munawwar nahin magar
Farq-e-gada pe taj hai sultan barahna-sar
Parwane ko wo kaun hai jo manta nahin
Aur shama kis taraf hai koi jaanta nahin
Dil teri bazm-e-naz mein jab se hai baryab
Har KHar ek gul hai to har zarra aaftab
Ek lashkar-e-nashat hai har gham ke ham-rikab
Zer-e-nagin hai aalam-e-tamkin-o-iztirab
Baad-e-murad o chashmak-e-tufan liye hue
Hun bu-e-zulf-o-jumbish-e-mizhgan liye hue
Tere labon se chashma-e-haiwan mera kalam
Teri laTon se mauja-e-tufan mera kalam
Teri nazar se tur-e-ba-daman mera kalam
Tere suKHan se naghma-e-yazdan mera kalam
Tu hai payam-e-alam-e-baala mere liye
Ek wahi-e-zi-hayat hai goya mere liye
Ai mah-e-sher-parwar o mehr-e-suKHan-wari
Ai aab-o-rang-e-'hafiz' o ai husn-e-'anwari'
Tu ne hi sabt ki hai ba-sad naz-e-dawari
Mere suKHan ki pusht pe mohr-e-payambari
Teri shamim-e-zulf ki daulat liye hue
Mera nafas hai bu-e-risalat liye hue
Dur-ha-e-ab-dar o sharar-ha-e-dil-nashin
Shab-ha-e-talKH-o-tursh o sahar-ha-e-shakkarin
Aql-e-nashat-KHez o junun-e-gham-afrin
Daulat wo kaun hai jo meri jeb mein nahin
Takrai jab bhi mujh se KHajil sarwari hui
Yun hai tere faqir ki jholi bhari hui
Naghme pale hain daulat-e-guftar se teri
Paya hai nutq chashm-e-suKHan-bar se teri
Taqat hai dil mein nargis-e-bimar se teri
Kya kya mila hai 'josh' ko sarkar se teri
Banke KHayal hain KHam-e-gardan liye hue
Har sher ki kalai hai kangan liye hue
Ai laili-e-nahufta o ai husn-e-sharmagin
Tujh par nisar daulat-e-duniya mata-e-din
Mansub mujh se hai jo ba-andaz-e-dil-nashin
Teri wo shairi hai meri shairi nahin
Aawaza charKH par hai jo is dard-mand ka
Goya wo aks hai tere qadd-e-buland ka
Mere bayan mein ye jo wafur-e-surur hai
Taq-e-suKHan-wari mein jo ye sham-e-tur hai
Ye jo mere charagh ki zau dur dur hai
Sarkar hi ki mauj-e-tabassum ka nur hai
Sheron mein karwaTen ye nahin soz-o-saz ki
Lahren hain ye huzur ki zulf-e-daraaz ki
Mujh rind-e-husn-kar ki mai-KHwariyan na puchh
Is KHwab-e-jaan-faroz ki bedariyan na puchh
Karti hai kyun sharab KHirad-bariyan na puchh
Be-hoshiyon mein kyun hai ye hushyariyan na puchh
Pita hun wo jo zulf ki rangin ghaTaon mein
Khinchti hai un ghani hui palkon ki chhanw mein
Hushyar is liye hun ki mai-KHwar hun tera
Sayyaad-e-sher hun ki giraftar hun tera
Lahja malih hai ki namak-KHwar hun tera
Sehhat zaban mein hai ki bimar hun tera
Tere karam se sher-o-adab ka imam hun
Shahon pe KHanda-zan hun ki tera ghulam hun
Main wo hun jis ke gham ne tere dil mein rah ki
Ek umr jis ke ishq mein KHud tu ne aah ki
Soya hai shauq sej pe teri nigah ki
Raaten kaTi hain sae mein chashm-e-siyah ki
Kyun kar na shaKH-e-gul ki lachak ho bayan mein
Teri kamar ka loch hai meri zaban mein
Tarshe hue labon ke bahakte KHitab se
Zartar kakulon ke mahakte sahab se
Sarshaar ankhDiyon ke dahakte shabab se
Mauj-e-nafs ke itr se mukhDe ki aab se
Barah baras tapa ke zamana suhag ka
Sincha hai tu ne bagh mere dil ki aag ka
Garmi se jis ki barf ka dewta Dare wo aag
Shoalon mein os ko jo mubaddal kare wo aag
Lau se jo zamharir ka daman bhare wo aag
Had hai jo nam nar-e-saqar par dhare wo aag
Jis ki lapaT gale mein jalati hai rag ko
Pala hai qalb-e-naz mein tu ne us aag ko