Athar Nafees

ik shakl hamen phir bhaa.i hai ik surat dil men sama.i hai
ham aaj bahut sarshar sahi par agla moD juda.i hai

khvabon ke ufuq par tira chehra ho hamesha
aur main usi chehre se na.e khvab saja.un

ik aag gham-e-tanha.i ki jo saare badan men phail ga.i
jab jism hi saara jalta ho phir daman-e-dil ko bacha.en kya

itne din ke baad tu aaya hai aaj
sochta huun kis tarah tujh se milun

vo ishq jo ham se ruuTh gaya ab us ka haal bata.en kya
koi mehr nahin koi qahr nahin phir sachcha sher suna.en kya

vo daur qarib aa raha hai
jab dad-e-hunar na mil sakegi

'athar' tum ne ishq kiyaa kuchh tum bhi kaho kyaa haal huaa
koi nayaa ehsaas milaa yaa sab jaisaa ahvaal huaa

baa-vafaa thaa to mujhe puchhne vaale bhi na the
be-vafaa huun to huaa naam bhi ghar ghar meraa

sochte aur jaagte saanson kaa ik dariyaa huun main
apne gum-gashta kinaaron ke liye bahtaa huun main

ik shakl hamein phir bhaai hai ik surat dil mein samaai hai
ham aaj bahut sarshaar sahi par aglaa moD judaai hai

darvaaza khulaa hai ki koi lauT na jaae
aur us ke liye jo kabhi aayaa na gayaa ho

vo ishq jo ham se ruuTh gayaa ab us kaa haal bataaein kyaa
koi mehr nahin koi qahr nahin phir sachchaa sher sunaaein kyaa