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| Mir Anees |
Jheelon se chaar paaye na uthte thay taaba shaam
Maskan mein machliyoon ke samandar ka tha maqaam
Aahu jo kahile thay tou cheetey siyaah faam
Patthar bhi sab pigal gaye thay misl e moum khaam
Surkhi udhi thi phoolon se sabzi gayaah se
Pani kuwein mein utra tha saaye ki chaah se
koson kisi shajar mein na gul thhe na barg o baar
ek ek nakhal jal rahaa thaa suurat e chinaar
hanstaa thaa koi gul na lahakataa thaa sabzaraar
kaantaa hui thi suukh ke har shaakh e baar daar
garmi ye thi ki zeest se dil sab ke sard thhe
patte bhi masle e cheharaa e madquuq zard thhe
girdaab par thaa shola e javaalaa kaa gumaan
angaare thhe habaab to paani sharar fishaan
muunh se nikal parhi thi har ek mauj ki zabaan
tah par thhe sab nihang magar thi labon pe jaan
paani tha aag garmi e roz hisaab thi
maahi jo seekh e mauj tak aayi kabaab thi
aainaa e falak ko na thi taab o tab ki taab
chhipane ko barq chaahati thi daaman e sahaab
sab ke sivaa thaa garm mizaajon ko iztiraab
kaafuur e subah Dhuundhtaa phirtaa thaa aaftaab
bhadaki thi aag gumbad e charkh e asiir mein
baadal chhipe thhe sab kurrah e zamharir mein
Sher uthte thay na dhoop ke maarey kachaad se
Aahu na munh nikaalte thay sabz zaar se
Aaina mahr ka tha mukaddar ghubaar se
Gardoon ko tapp chadi thi zameen ke bukhaar se
Garmi se muztarib tha zamana zameen par
Bhun jata tha jo girta tha dana zameen par
Aabe rawaan se munh na uthate thay jaanwar
Jangal mein cheetey phirtey thay ta’ir idhar udhar
Mardam thay saath pardon ke andar araq mein tar
Jis khana e mizaa se nikalti na thi nazar
Gar chashm se nikal ke tahar jaaye raah mein
PaRh jaaye laakh aabley paaye nigaah mein




