Gomti, Urdu Nazam By Shama Zafar Mehdi

mere bachpan ki meri pyari saheli gomti
tujh pe kya guzri hai ki tu yun simaT kar rah gai
wo teri maddham suron mein KHush-bayani kya hui
wo teri be-saKHta tarz-e-rawani kya hui
shoKHi-e-raftar par teri fida tha lucknow
har qadam par kah raha nam-e-KHuda tha lucknow
kab bhala apni hadon mein is tarah bahti thi tu
be-KHudi mein sab kinare toDti rahti thi tu
lucknow wale tere andaz ke diwane the
shama ke manind thi tu sab tere parwane the
tere alhaD-pan ki wo be-saKHta mastana chaal
jaise aa jae qalandar ko kisi mahfil mein haal
jab kabhi lahren shararat par teri aa jati thin
darmiyan-e-shahr bhi tab kashtiyan chal jati thin
shahar se bahar thi teri tez-raftari fuzun
ghumti aur moDti rahti thi apni chaal tu
nima-e-shaban ki raaton mein aaraish teri
tairte bajron se raushan husn-o-zebaish teri
raushni se mang mein afshan bhare rahna tera
donon jaanib zulf ka saya kiye bahna tera
husn ka tere ujala tha awadh ki sham mein
dilkashi teri thi sari lucknow ke nam mein
shahar ki sari kasafat yun chhupa leti thi tu
zaKHm-e-dil par reshmi aanchal uDha deti thi tu
oDhni aab-e-rawan ki phenkti rahti thi tu
raqs karti girti paDti bhagti chalti thi tu
tere fitri raqs ko zanjir-e-pa kis ne kiya
husn-e-be-parwa ko paband-e-haya kis ne kiya
kyon zamane ke sitam is tarah tu sahne lagi
aansuon ki nahar ke sath kyon bahne lagi