The garden in flower — couplets for the turning of the season.
For the first warm morning of the year.
sun to sahi jahaan mein hai tera fasaana kya
kehti hai tujh ko khalq-e-khuda ghaaibaana kya
baahar nikal ke deedah-e-hairaan ke chaar so
aalam hai husn-e-yaar ke jalve mein gharq kya
ye aarzu thi tujhe gul ke ru-ba-ru karte
hum aur bulbul-e-betaab guftugu karte
gul ko mehboob main samajhta hoon
us ko mehboob ki ada kahta hoon
dil ke aaine mein hai tasveer-e-yaar
jab zara gardan jhukaayi dekh li
ye ishq ye junoon ye hosh ye khirad
sab teri raah ke ghubaar hain mere khuda
dil-e-betaab ko manzil ka pata mil jaaye
is andheri si dagar mein koi diya mil jaaye
hai aaj vo hi jalwa-e-husn-e-azal magar
ab dekhne ko aankh nahin be-naqaab hai