saavan ke mahiine firdaus banaae hue saavan ke mahiine
— Josh Malihabadi
Firdaus banaa.e hue saavan ke maheene
Ik gul-rukh o nasreen-badan o sarv-e-sahee ne
Maathe pe idhar kaakul-e-zholeeda kee lahren
Gardoon pe udhar abr-e-khiraamaan ke safeene
Menh jitnaa barastaa tha sar-e-daaman-e-kohsaar
Itne hee zameen apnee ugaltee thee dafeene
Allaah-re ye farmaan ki is mast havaa men
Ham munh se na bolenge agar pee na kisee ne
Vo moonis-o-gham-khvaar tha jis ke liye barson
Maangee thiin duaa.en mire aaghosh-e-tahee ne
Gul-rez the saahil ke lachakte hue paude
Gul-rang the taalaab ke tarshe hue ziine
Baarish thee lagaataar to yuun gard thee mafqood
Jis tarah mai-e-naab se dhul jaate hain siine
Dam bhar ko bhee thamtee thiin agar sard havaa.en
Aate the javaanee ko paseene pe paseene
Bhar dee thee chaTaanon men bhee ghunchon kee see narmee
Ik fitna-e-kaunain kee naazuk-badanee ne
Getee se ubalte the tamannaa ke saleeqe
Gardoon se baraste the mohabbat ke qareene
Kyaa dil kee tamannaaon ko marboot kiyaa tha
Sabze pe chamaktee huee saavan kee jhaDee ne
Badlee thee falak par ki junoon-khez javaanee
Boonden thiin zameen par ki angooThee ke nageene
Shaakhon pe parinde the jhaTakte hue shahpar
Nahron men baten apne ubhaare hue siine
Is fasl men is darja raha be-khud o sarshaar
Maikhaane se baahar mujhe dekhaa na kisee ne
Kyaa lamha-e-faanee tha ki muD kar bhee na dekhaa
Dee kitnee hee awaaz hayaat-e-abadee ne
Firdaus banae hue sawan ke mahine
Ek gul-ruKH o nasrin-badan o sarw-e-sahi ne
Mathe pe idhar kakul-e-zholida ki lahren
Gardun pe udhar abr-e-KHiraman ke safine
Meinh jitna barasta tha sar-e-daman-e-kohsar
Itne hi zamin apni ugalti thi dafine
Allah-re ye farman ki is mast hawa mein
Hum munh se na bolenge agar pi na kisi ne
Wo munis-o-gham-KHwar tha jis ke liye barson
Mangi thin duaen mere aaghosh-e-tahi ne
Gul-rez the sahil ke lachakte hue paude
Gul-rang the talab ke tarshe hue zine
Barish thi lagatar to yun gard thi mafqud
Jis tarah mai-e-nab se dhul jate hain sine
Dam bhar ko bhi thamti thin agar sard hawaen
Aate the jawani ko pasine pe pasine
Bhar di thi chaTanon mein bhi ghunchon ki si narmi
Ek fitna-e-kaunain ki nazuk-badani ne
Geti se ubalte the tamanna ke saliqe
Gardun se baraste the mohabbat ke qarine
Kya dil ki tamannaon ko marbut kiya tha
Sabze pe chamakti hui sawan ki jhaDi ne
Badli thi falak par ki junun-KHez jawani
Bunden thin zamin par ki anguThi ke nagine
ShaKHon pe parinde the jhaTakte hue shahpar
Nahron mein baten apne ubhaare hue sine
Is fasl mein is darja raha be-KHud o sarshaar
MaiKHane se bahar mujhe dekha na kisi ne
Kya lamha-e-fani tha ki muD kar bhi na dekha
Di kitni hi aawaz hayat-e-abadi ne