Naya Bazaar

Beshak nigah-e-Qais ko deedar chahiyay
Aur husn-e-Yusufi ko khareedar chahiyay

Bazaar-e-nau-bahaar meiN bikta hai jo bhi bech
Bas bechnay ko taaqat-e-guftaar chahiyay

Ilm-o-hunar khareed kahiN, kar khaiN farokht
Dil beech ke nafay ka talabgaar chahiyay

Ab fikr-e-naqd chhor or lay lay sab udhar
Zan ho, zameen ho kay zar-o-tar chahiyay

Mil jayegaa tujhay bhi muNh maaNga daam yaan
Saudagiri meiN aadat-e-takraar chahiyay

Deen-o-khuda bhi arzaaN hai har taraf yahaN
But chahiyay, kaleesa ke meenar chahiyay

Thi zarq-o-barq ki tujhay is qadar hawas
To kyooN kaha tha chhota sa sansaar chahiyay

Qayal hai mere fan ka naqqad-e-nukta-cheeN
Fankar ko bhi aakhir ek bazaar chahiyay

Ab qeematoN ki fikr na kar jaaN apni bech day
Khoy huaa tujhay agar pindaar chahiyay

Bikta hai dekhiyay kehaaN Tanzil-e-be-ma’aal
Suntay haiN usko seerat-o-kirdaar chahiyay