Agra Fort, from the Berger Collection
Agra Fort, from the Berger Collection
jis jaa nasiim shaanah-kash-e
zulf-e yaar hai
naafah dimaa;G-e aahuu-e dasht-e tataar hai
kis kaa suraa;G-e jalvah hai
;hairat ko ai ;xudaa
aa))iinah farsh-e shash-jihat-e inti:zaar hai
hai ;zarrah ;zarrah tangii-e
jaa se ;Gubaar-e shauq
gar daam yih hai vus((at-e .sa;hraa shikaar hai
dil mudda((ii-o-diidah banaa
mudda((;aa ((aliih
na:z:zaare kaa muqaddamah phir ruu-bakaar hai
chhi;Rke hai shabnam
aa))inah-e barg-e gul par aab
ay ((andaliib vaqt-e vidaa((-e bahaar hai
pach aa pa;Rii hai va((dah-e
dil-daar kii mujhe
vuh aa))e yaa nah aa))e pah yaa;N inti:zaar hai
be-pardah suu-e vaadii-e
majnuu;N guzar nah kar
har ;zarre ke niqaab me;N dil be-qaraar hai
ai ((andaliib yak kaf-e ;xas
bahr-e aashiyaa;N
:tuufaan-e aamad-aamad-e fa.sl-e bahaar hai
dil mat ga;Nvaa ;xabar nah
sahii sair hii sahii
ay be-dimaa;G aa))inah tim;saal-daar hai
;Gaflat kafiil-e ((umr-o-asad
.zaamin-e nashaa:t
ay marg-e naagahaa;N tujhe kyaa inti:zaar hai
minnat-kashii me;N ;hau.salah be-i;xtiyaar hai
daamaan-e .sad kafan tah-e sang-e mazaar hai
((ibrat-:talab hai ;hal-e mu((ammaa-e aagahii
shabnam gudaaz-e aa))inah-e i((tibaar hai
kaifiyat-e hujuum-e tamannaa rasaa asad
;xamyaazah saa;Gar-e mai-e ranj-e ;xumaar hai