shams o qamar ki baat karo,

Shams-o-qamar ki baat karo,
anjaam-e-sahar ki baat karo,
aghaaz e sahar ka haal kaho,
han, naqd e guhar ki baat karo,

jo kuch na rahe baqi tumko,
... to ahl e hunar ki baat karo,


dekho, kis mol ye bikte hen,
kis bhao bazaran charhte hen?
kia kiski qeemat lgti he?

kis lal ki qeemat kis se kam,
kis guhar ki boli lagi he kia?



ae ahl e hawas, darbaar e jah-o-hashm!
tum maal tumhara le ao,
hum maal humara le aein,
aur dekhen phr,
bisaat mai kiski bicha he kia?


Ao, ab ahl e junoon ko tolenge,
gar naar namrud ki hath tere,
to yahan kahan ibrahim se kam!

dated: mar 2008