Taaj Mahal!

Taaj tere liye ik mazhar-e-ulfat hi sahi,
Tujh ko is vaadi-e-rangin se aqeedat hi sahi,
Mere mahaboob kahin aur milaa kar mujh se!


Bazm-e-Shaahi mein ghareebon ka guzar kya ma'ani,
Sabt jis raah pe ho'n satwat-e-Shaahi ke nishaan,
Us pe ulfat bhari roohon ka safar kya ma'ani.


Meri mahaboob pas-e-pardah-e-tash'heer-e-wafaa,
Tu ne satwat ke nishaanon ko to dekha hota,
Murda shaahon ke maqaabir se bahalnewaali,
Apne taareek makaanon ko to dekha hota.


Anginat logon ne duniyaa mein muhabbat ki hai,
Kaun kahta hai ki saadiq na the jazbe un ke,
Lekin un ke liye tash'heer ka saamaan nahin,
Kyun ke wo log bhi apni hi tarah muflis the.


Ye imaaraat-o-maqaabir ye faseelein, ye hisaar,
Mutl-qulhukm shahanshahon ki azmat ke sutoon,
Daaman-e-dahr pe us rang ki gulkaari hain,
Jis mein shaamil hai tere aur mere ajdaad ka Khoon.


Meri mahboob! unhein bhi to muhabbat hogi,
Jinki sannayi' ne bakhshi hai isey shakl-e-jameel,
Un ke pyaaron ke maqaabir rahe benaam-o-namood,
Aaj tak un pe jalayi na kisi ne qandeel.


Ye chamanzaar ye Jamuna ka kinara ye mahal,
Ye munaqqash dar-o-diwaar, ye mehraab ye taakh,
Ek shahanshah ne daulat ka sahara le kar,
Ham ghareebon ki muhbbat ka udaya hai mazaakh.
Mere mahabuub kahin aur milaa kar mujhse!!

Sahir Ludheyanvi