Chede main ne kabhi lab-o-rukhsar ke qisse

chede main ne kabhi lab-o-rukhsar ke qisse
gahe gul-o-bulbul ke hikayat ko nikhara
gahe kisi shahazade ke afsane sunaye
gahe kya duniya-e-paristan ka nazara
main khoya raha jin-o-malaik ke jahan mein
har lahaja agarche mujhe aadam ne pukara

barason yun hi diljami-e-aurang ke khatir
sau phul khilaye kabhi sau zakhm kharide
main likhata raha hijv bagavat manshun ke
main padhata raha qasrnashinon ke qaside
ubhara bhi agar dil mein koi jazaba-e-sarkash
is khauf se chup tha ke koi honth na si de

lekin ye tilismat bhi ta der na rah paye
aakhir mai-o-mina-o-daf-o-chang bhi tutte
yun dast-o-gareban hua insan-o-khudaband
nakhachir to tadape qafas-e-rang bhi tute
is kashmakash-e-zarra-o-anjum ke fiza mein
kashkol to kya afsar-o-aurang bhi tute

main dekh raha tha mere yaron ne badhakar
qatil ko pukara kabhi maqtal ko sada di
gahe rasn-o-dar ke aagosh mein jhule
gahe haram-o-dair ke buniyad hila di
jis aag se bharpur tha mahaul ka sina
wo aag mere lauh-o-qalam ko bhi pila di

aur aj shikasta hua har tauq-e-talai
ab fan mera darbar ke jagir nahi hai
ab mera hunar hai mere jamahur ke daulat
ab mera junun kaif-e-tazir nahi hai
ab dil pe jo guzaregi be-tok kahunga
ab mere qalam main koi zanjir nahi hai

Poet of the poem/ghazal or Nazam: Ahmed Faraz