janabe aala,
main pehli baar is bazm maen pesh hua hoon aur
bahut himmat karke aaj main ye ghazal pesh kar raha hoon.
jo main ne bahut pehle hi leekhi thee.
ya phir kah leejia ke yeh meri pehli ghazal hai.
jo main dil kee gharaioon se likhi hai.
aaj meri ye khawahis hai log is par zara gaur karen aur mujhe
tanqeed-o-hausla-afzai se nawazen.
mahfilon maen bhi ab mujhe wo yaad aate hain rumi.
khayalon se bhi hum jinke abb darte hain rumi.
wo, jo haste the to moti baraste the jaise .
main unki saadgi ka qayal ho gaya rumi .
wo shola badan, wo sharabi nain thi mastani.
wo reshmi zulfen, wo shabnam see nazar rumi.
unko apna banana main chahta to tha lekin.
wo ho na sake kabhi mere apne rumi .
abb unki yadein hi tere paas baqaya hain.
eik maut hi lage hai abb tera sahara rumi