Gairat-e Ishq Salaamat Thi, Anaa Zinda Thi

Gairat-e ishq salaamat thi anaa zinda thi,

woh bhi din the ki raah-o rasm-e wafa zinda thi.

Qais ko dosh na do rakhiyo na farhaad ko naam,

inhi logon se mohabbat ki adaa zinda thi.

Shehar-e beemar ke har koocha-o baam-o dar par,

hum bhi marte the ki jab khalq-e khuda zinda thi.

Bujh gayi shamaayen toh dum tod gaye jhounke bhi,

jis tarah zehar-e raqaabat se hawa zinda thi.

Yaad-e ayyaam ki sehra-e mohabbat mein ‘faraz

jaras-e qaafila-e dil ki sadaa zinda thi