Woh Sarwar-e-Kishwar-e-Risalat jo Arsh par jalwa-gar huye thay
Naye nirale tarab ke saamaan Arab ke mehmaan ke liye thay
Bahaar hai shaadiyan mubarak chaman ko aabadiyan mubarak
Malak falak apni apni lay mein yeh ghar anadil ka bolte thay
Wahan falak par yahan zameen mein rachi thi shaadi machi thi dhoomein
Udhar se anwaar hanste aate idhar se nafahaat uth rahe thay
Yeh chhoot padti thi unke rukh ki ke Arsh tak chandni thi chhatki
Woh raat kya jagmaga rahi thi jagah jagah nasab aaye thay
Nayi dulhan ki chhoban mein Kaaba sanwar sanwar ke nikhra
Hijr ke sadqe kamar ke ek til mein rang lakhon banao ke thay
Nazar mein dulha ke pyaare jalwe haya se mehrab sar jhukaye
Siyah parde ke munh par aanchal tajalli-e-zaat-e-baht se thay
Khushi ke badal umand ke aaye dilon ke taoos rang laye
Woh naghma-e-naat ka samaan tha haram ko khud wajd aa rahe thay
Yeh jhooma mizan-e-zar ka jhoomar ke aa raha kaan par dhalak kar
Phuhar barasi to moti jhad kar Hatim ki god mein bhare thay
Dulhan ki khushboo se mast kapde naseem gustakh aanchalon se
Ghilaf-e-mushkeen jo ud raha tha ghazal naafe basa rahe thay
Pahadiyon ka woh husn-e-taz'een woh unchi choti woh naaz-o-tamkeen
Saba se sabza mein lehrein aateen dupatte dhani chune huye thay
Naha ke nehron ne woh chamakta libas-e-aab-e-rawan ka pehna
Ke maujein chhadiyan thin dhaar pachka habab-e-taban ke thal ke thay
Purana pur-daagh malgaja tha utha diya farsh-e-chandni ka
Hujoom-e-taar-e-nigah se koson qadam qadam farsh badle thay
Ghubar ban kar nisar jayen ab us rah-guzar ko payen
Hamare dil hooriyon ki aankhein farishton ke par jahan biche thay
Khuda hi de sabr-e-jaan par gham dikhaon kyun kar tujhe woh aalam
Jab un ko jhurmat mein le ke qudsi janaan ka dulha bana rahe thay
Utaar kar un ke rukh ka sadqa yeh noor ka bat raha tha baada
Ke chand sooraj machal machal kar jabeen ki khairaat maangte thay
Wahi to ab tak chhalak raha hai wahi to joban tapak raha hai
Nahanay mein jo gira tha paani katore taron ne bhar liye thay
Bacha jo talwon ka un ke dhowan bana woh jannat ka rang-o-roghan
Jinhon ne dulha ki payi utran woh phool gulzar-e-noor ke thay
Khabar yeh tehweel-e-mehr ki thi ke rut suhani ghadi phire gi
Wahan ki poshak zeb-e-tan ki yahan ka joda badha chuke thay
Tajalli-e-haq ka sehra sar par salat-o-tasleem ki nichawar
Do-roya qudsi pare jama kar khade salami ke waste thay
Jo hum bhi wan hote khak-e-gulshan lipat ke qadmon se lete utran
Magar karen kya naseeb mein to yeh namuradi ke din likhe thay
Abhi na aaye thay pusht-e-zeen tak ke sar hui maghfirat ki shallak
Sada shafa'at ne di mubarak! Gunah mastana jhoomte thay
Ajab na tha rukh ka chamakna ghazal-e-dam-khurda sa bhadakna
Shuaein bikhar rahi thin tadapte aankhon pe sa'iqe thay
Hujoom-e-umeed hai ghatao muradein de kar unhein hatao
Adb ki baagein liye barhao malaika mein ye ghulghule thay
Uthi jo gard-e-reh-e-munawwar woh noor barsa ke raste bhar
Ghire thay badal bhare thay jal thal umand ke jangal ubal rahe thay
Sitam kiya kaisi mat kati thi qamar! woh khak un ke reh-guzar ki
Utha na laya ke milte milte ye daagh sab dekhta mite thay
Buraq ke naqsh-e-sum ke sadqe woh gul khilaye ke saare raste
Mehakte gulpan lehakte gulshan hare bhare lehla rahe thay
Namaz-e-Aqsa mein tha yahi sir ayan hoon mani-e-awwal-e-akhir
Ke dast-e-basta hain peeche hazir jo saltanat aage kar gaye thay
Ye un ki aamad ka dabdaba tha nikhar har she ka ho raha tha
Nujoom-o-aflak jam-o-meena ujalte thay khangalte thay
Naqab ulte woh mehr-e-anwar jalal-e-rukhsar garmiyon par
Falak ko haibat se tap chadhi thi tapakte anjum ke aable thay
Ye joshish-e-noor ka asar tha ke aab-e-gauhar kamar kamar tha
Safa-e-reh se phisal phisal kar sitare qadmon pe laut-te thay
Barha ye lehra ke bahr-e-wahdat ke dhal gaya naam-e-reg-e-kasrat
Falak ke teelon ki kya haqeeqat ye arsh-o-kursi do bulbule thay
Woh zill-e-rehmat woh rukh ke jalwe ke tare chupte na khulne paate
Sunheri zarbaft orhi atlas ye than sab dhoop chaon ke thay
Chala woh sarv-e-kharaman na ruk saka sidra se bhi daman
Palak jhapakti rahi woh kab ke sab ain-o-an se guzar chuke thay
Jhalak si ek qudsiyon pe aayi hawa bhi daman ki phir na paayi
Sawari dulha ki door pohanchi barat mein hosh hi gaye thay
Thake thay rooh-ul-ameen ke bazu chhuta woh daman kahan woh pehlu
Rakab chhoti umeed tooti nigah-e-hasrat ke walwale thay
Rawish ki garmi ko jis ne socha dimagh se ek bhabhka phoota
Khird ke jangal mein phool chamka dehak dehak per jal rahe thay
Jalo mein jo murgh-e-aql ure thay ajab bure halon girte parte
Woh sidra hi par rahe thay thak kar charha tha dam teyor aa gaye thay
Qawi thay murghan-e-waham ke par ure to urne ko aur dam bhar
Uthayi seene ki aisi thokar ke khoon-e-andesha thookte thay
Suna ye itne mein arsh-e-haq ne ke le mubarak hon taj wale
Wahi qadam khair se phir aaye jo pehle taj-e-sharf tare thay
Ye sun ke be-khud pukar utha nisar jaon kahan hain Aqa
Phir un ke talwon ka bosa ye meri aankhon ke din phire thay
Jhuka tha majre ko arsh-e-aala gire thay sajde mein bazm-e-bala
Ye aankhein qadmon se mil raha tha woh gard-e-qurban ho rahe thay
Ziyayein kuch arsh par ye aaein ke saari qandeilein jhilmilayein
Huzoor-e-khursheed kya chamakte chiragh munh apna dekhte thay
Yahi saman tha ke paik-e-rehmat ye khabar ye laya ke chaliye hazrat
Tumhari khatir kushada hain jo kaleem par band raste thay
Barh ae Muhammad qareen ho Ahmad qareeb aa sarwar-e-mumajjad
Nisar jaon ye kya nida thi ye kya saman tha ye kya maze thay
Tabarak Allah teri tujhi ko zeba hai be-niyazi
Kahin to woh josh-e-lan tarani kahin taqazay wisal ke thay
Khird se keh do ke sar jhukale guman se guzray guzarne wale
Paray hain yan khud jihat ko lale kise bataye kidhar gaye thay
Suragh-e-aina-o-mata kahan tha nishan-e-kaif-o-ila kahan tha
Na koi rahi na koi sathi na sang-e-manzil na marhalay thay
Udhar se paiham taqazay aana idhar tha mushkil qadam barhana
Jalal-o-haibat ka samna tha jamal-o-rehmat ubharte thay
Barhay to lekin jhujakte dartay haya se jhukte adab se ruktay
Jo qurb unhein ki rawish pe rakhte to lakhon manzil ke faslay thay
Par un ka barhna to naam ko tha haqiqatan fail tha udhar ka
Tanazzulon mein taraqqi afza Dana-o-tadalla ke silsilay thay
Hua na akhir ke ek banjara tamawwuj-e-bahr-e-hu mein ubhra
Dana ki godi mein un ko le kar na langar utha diye thay
Kise milay ghat ka kinara kidhar se guzra kahan utara
Bhara jo misl-e-tara-ra woh apni ankhon se khud chupay thay
Uthay jo qasr-e-Dana ke parday koi khabar de to kya khabar de
Wahan to jahi nahi doi ki na keh ke woh bhi na thay aray thay
Woh bagh kuch aisa rang laya ke ghuncha-o-gul ka farq uthaya
Girih mein kaliyon ki bagh phoolay gulon ke takkay lagay huay thay
Muheet-o-markaz mein farq mushkil rahay na fasil khutoot-e-wasil
Kamanen hairat mein sar jhukaye ajeeb chakkar mein dairay thay
Hijab uthne mein lakhon parday har ek parday mein lakhon jalway
Ajeeb ghari thi ke wasl-o-furqat janam ke bichray galay milay thay
Zabani sookhi dikha ke maujain tarap rahi thin ke pani payen
Bhanwar ko yeh zu'f-e-tishnagi tha ke halqa ankhon mein par gaye thay
Wohi hai awwal wohi hai akhir wohi hai batin wohi hai zahir
Usi ke jalway usi se milne usi se us ki taraf gaye thay
Kaman-e-imkan ke jhootay nuqto tum awwal akhir ke pher mein ho
Muheet ki chaal se to poocho kidhar se aaye kidhar gaye thay
Udhar se thay nazr-e-shah-e-namazi udhar se inam-e-khusrawi mein
Salam-o-rehmat ke haar gundh kar galo-e-pur-noor mein paray thay
Zaban ko intezar-e-guftan to gosh ko hasrat-e-shuneedan
Yahan jo kehna tha keh liya tha jo baat sunni thi sun chuke thay
Woh burj-e-batha ka mah-e-para bahisht ki sair ko sadhara
Chamak pe tha khuld ka sitara ke us qamar ke qadam gaye thay
Sarwar-e-muqaddam ki roshni thi ke tabishon se mah-e-arab ki
Janan ke gulshan thay jhaar farshi jo phool thay sab kanwal banay thay
Tarab ki nazish ke han lachkiye adab woh bandish ke hil na sakay
Yeh josh-e-ziddain tha ke poday kashakash-e-arrah ke talay thay
Khuda ki qudrat ke chand haq ke karoron manzil mein jalwa kar ke
Abhi na taron ki chaon badli ke noor ke tarkay aaliay thay
Nabi rehmat shafi-e-ummat! Raza pe rizaye ilah ho inayat
Isay bhi un khilaton se hissa jo khas rehmat ke wan batay thay
Sana-e-sarkar hai wazifa qabool-e-sarkar hai tamanna
Na shairi ki hawas na parwa rawi thi kya kaisay qafiyay thay