tira nanha sa qaasid jo tire khat le kar aata tha
na tha maaloom use kis tarah ke paigaam laata tha
samajh sakata na tha vo khat mein kaise raaz pinhaan hain
huroof-e-saada mein kis hashr ke andaaz pinhaan hain
use kya ilm in rangeen lifaafon mein chhupa kya hai
kisee mahavash ka in ke bhejane se mudda kya hai
magar mujh ko khayaal aata tha aksar us zamaane mein
ki us kee hairat-e-tiflee hai kyoon gum us fasaane mein
vo ba-een kam-sinee kya ye na dil mein sochata hoga
ki baajee ne hamaaree apane khat mein kya likha hoga
aur aakhir vo usee ko naama likh kar bhejatee kyoon hain
kabhee bheja to bheja lekin aksar bhejatee kyoon hain
vo pahale se ziyaada bhaee ko kyoon pyaar karatee hain
lifaafa de ke lutf-e-khaas ka izahaar karatee hain
phir aise ajanabee par us kee baajee meharabaan kyoon hain
agar hain bhee to ghar vaalon se ye baaten nihaan kyoon hain
aur us ke shubahe kee is se bhee to taeed hotee hai
chhupa kar khat ko le jaane kee kyoon taakeed hotee hai?
ye nau-khez ajanabee jaane kahaan se aksar aata hai
jab aata hai to baajee kee tarah khat likh ke laata hai
azeezon kee tarah ye kyoon makaan mein aa nahin sakata
jab us se poochhata hai vo use samajha nahin sakata
khilaune de kar us ko muskura deta hai vo aksar
aur ik halka sa thappad bhee laga deta hai vo aksar
tire qaasid ke ye afkaar dil ko gudagudaate the
aur apane bholapan se mere jazbon ko hansaate the
nahin mauqoof inhee ayyaam par jab bhee khayaal aaya
tasavvur tere ba’ad us ka bhee naqsha saamane laaya
magar aaj is tarah dekha hai vo naqsh-e-haseen main ne
ki rakh dee khaak-e-hairat par mohabbat kee jabeen main ne
vahee nanha sa qaasid naujavaan ho kar mila mujh ko
zamaane ke tagayyur ne pareshaan kar diya mujh ko
junoon-e-ibtida-e-ishq ne karavat see lee dil mein
pas-az muddat ye le ke aa gaee phir apane muhamal mein
tire qaasid se milate vaqt mujh ko sharm aatee thee
magar us kee nigaahon mein sharaarat muskuraatee thee
sharaarat ka ye nazzaara miree hairat ka saamaan tha
ki is parda ke andar tera raaz-e-ishq uryaan tha