Tarz-e-Sukhan

Shaayri kaisi ho meri, ho mera tarz-e-sukhan kya
Bahr ho azaad ya phir qaafia ho ham-wazan kya

Soz-o-saaze-e-zindagi ho maqsad-e-ashaar mera
Fikr-e-aalamgeer ho ya kaawish-e-deen-o-watan kya

Bar sar-e-aflak hoN mere takhayyul ki udaanei.n
Sirr-e-takhleeq-e-jahaaN ya raaz-e-qais-o-kohkun kya

Maddiyat ki hawa se maiN bacha looN apna daaman
Garmi-e-shauq-e-junooN ya rahbaana pairhan kya

MausmoN ke rang saare apni nazmoN meiN utaarooN
Shokhi-e-dast-hena ya sabza-e-sarr-o-saman kya

Baazoo-e-qatil jhatak dooN reekhttey ke zor se maiN
Shayraana adl ho ya inqalab-e-jaan-o-tan kya

Phir se raushan ho diloN meiN deen ki shama-e-farozaaN
Ijtehad-e-asr-e-nau ya taqleed-e-andaz-e-kuhan kya

Ho mere ashaar se ahl-e-wafa ki tarjumanee
Ilm ki mauj-e-rawaa.N ya ishq ka deewanapan kya

Hastiy-e-shayar nehaaN hai sher mein alfaaz ban kar
Intashaar-e-boo-e-gul ya nauha-e-murgh-e-chaman kya