Nigah ho ke sama’et zaban ho ke qalam

Nigah ho ke sama’et zaban ho ke qalam
Chalay hain qaflah madah man qadam baqadam
Kabhi zaban ka da’ewa ke ham hain bar tar ham
Kabhi qalam ki ye gairat ke ham say sab hain kam
Ye ma’erkah bhi to wajah-e-husool-e-sabqat hay
Husool sabqat madhat bhi husun-e-madhat hay

Qalam nay khainch diay naqash wok e sab hairaan
Zaban nay dil say nikalay khitaab kay arman
Suna raha hoon usi ma’erkah ki baat yahan
Ke jis kay nuqtay sitaray to lafz kaah kashan
Sama’etoon ko jo lay jaye hauz-e-kausar tak
Suroor jis ka rahay dil man roz-e-mahshar tak

Chala hay aaj qalam saya-e-karam lay kar
Gadaaz dil ka, tarhap aur chashm-e-nam lay kar
Shauoor-o-fik’r ka hathoon man jaam-e-jam lay kar
Khayaal-e-Sarwar-e-konain Muhtram lay kar
Rawan buraaq ki maanand lay kar
Firshtay Aaye hain aflaak say gawahi man

Zuban khuli kay phiraira khula hay Rahmat ka
Har ayek simat huwa ghul Azaan-e-ulfat ka
Nimaz ishq ka aur sajdah mahabbat ka
Sarwar-e-jaan hay jo sab ka isi ki madhat ka
Sama’etoon ka ye aalam ke gaush’ bar awaz
Meray Rasool ki madhat ka yoon huwa Agaz

Jhuka ke rabb do aalam kay paish apni jabeen
Kaha qalam nay ke khallaq-e-Asman-o-Zameen
Raqam ho teray Nabi ka bayan itna haseen
Ke harf harf sitarah to nuqtah nuqtah nageen
Zameen pe shor to halchal ho aasmanoon man
Firshtay choom kay bandhain usay amamoon man

Barhay adab say zuban ne ye ar’z ki ya rabb
Ada ho mujh say bhi apnay bayan ka mansab
Meri sada ho rawan jesay Noor ka murkab
Falak pe aaye nazar jesay raat man kaukab
Ke hay Nabi Samee’a-o-Baseer ki tauseef
Khabar jo Gaib ki day us khabeer ki tauseef

Kaha qalam nay ke tahreer meri lasaani
Khiyaal lafzoon man ayesa ke yoosaf-e-Sani
Tamaam harf guman ye ke, la’el ramaani
Har ik sitar meri kahkshan ki peeshani
Meri siyahi gunahoon ko dhonay waali hay
Sayee zaroor hoon lakin sifat bilali hay

Zuban ye boli ke man aaj hoon turb-e-manoos
Hay shauq raqs man meray bayan ka taous
Haseen khiyaloon say roshan hain ja baja fanoos
Ye zik’r-e-Tayyib-o-Tahir ke hay meri Namoos
Sunay jo khar bayaban to rang-o-boo man dhalay
Teray Habeeb ka wo zik’r ho ke too bhi sunay

Kaha qalam nay ke man har bayan ka malboos
Meri khamoshi hay ulfat ka naala-e-naqoos
Sana-e-sarwar-e-konain ka hoon man fanoos
Ye khad-o-khaal hain meray hi loh par manqoosh
Safaid par man siyahi ka daag hota hoon
Par aashiqoon kay diloon ka charaag hota hoon

Kaha zuban nay ke ra’naaye man nay ki hay kasheed
Meri nawa say hi boo-e-khitaab ki hay shumeed
Kahin sarwar-e-balagat, kahin faseeh nasheed
Khulain na par meray, parwaz kia karay gi shuneed
Har ik zaman man fazayen yateem, meray begair
Kalaam kis ko sunayen kaleem meray begair

Suna jo roz-e-bayan-e-madeeh-e-shah-e-umam
Jhuka adab say hamaishah ki tarah faraq qalam
Raqam taraaz huwa, aye khuda! Teri hay qasam
Azal say was’f-e-nigaar-e-Huzoor hoon paiham
Gunaah gar nahi doob kar siyahi man
Har aik naat hay meri isi gawahi man

Man khainch lawon ga fan ka har ik satar man kamala
Hisaar-e-khat man haseenan-e-rang-o-boo ka Jamaal
Likhoon ga jab man sulaiman Naat ka ahwaal
Hamain bhi izin do, balqees-e-fan karay gi sawal
Nabi ka faiz hay, faiz-o-kamaal par hay girift
Rah-e-farraaz na doon ga, khiyaal par hay girift

Azal say ta be abad loh par noshta man
Kahin pe haal hoon aur hoon kahin guzushta man
Hoon dast-e-kaatib-e-taqdeer man nishastah man
Sanaa’e kay was’f say ham rutba firshtah man
Man apnay rang man rang-e-gilaaf-e-kaabah hoon
Rukh-e-bilal-o-galeem-e-rasool-e-batha hoon

Ye ma’rkah jo suna, gaib say sada Aaye
Har ik chaman man unhain ki hay jalwah farmaye
Faqat qalam hi nahi un ka ayek shaidaye
Faqat zuban ko hi hasil nahi hay yaktaye
Shajar hajar hoon mah-o-mihir hoon zuban-o-huroof
Wujood jin ko mila sab sanaa man hain masroof

Zuban ko nutuq diya kul ki aabroo kay liye
Meray Habeeb ko aana tha guftugoo kay liye
Qalam bana usi tahreer-e-mushak-e-boo kay liye
Har ik zamana man islaam ki numoo kay liye
Rasa ho Adam khaki ke dil man tum donoon
Meray Habeeb ki jo yaad man ho gum donoon