Ravish Siddiqi

urdu jise kahte hain tahzib ka chashma hai
vo shakhs mohazzab hai jis ko ye zaban aa.i

dil gavara nahin karta hai shikast-e-ummid
har taghaful pe navazish ka guman hota hai

vo shakhs apni jagah hai muraqqa-e-tahzib
ye aur baat hai ki qatil usi ka naam bhi hai

sakht jan-leva hai sadgi mohabbat ki
zahr ki kasauTi par zindagi ko kasti hai

ishq khud apni jagah maz.har-e-anvar-e-khuda
aql is soch men gum kis ko khuda kahte hain

hazar rukh tire milne ke hain na milne men
kise firaq kahun aur kise visal kahun

jo raah ahl-e-khirad ke liye hai laa-mahdud
junun-e-ishq mein vo chand gaam hoti hai

koh sangin haqaaeq thaa jahaan
husn kaa khvaab taraashaa ham ne

hazaar husn dil-aaraa-e-do-jahaan hotaa
nasib ishq na hotaa to raaegaan hotaa

hazaar rukh tire milne ke hain na milne mein
kise firaaq kahun aur kise visaal kahun

vo shakhs apni jagah hai muraqqa-e-tahzib
ye aur baat hai ki qaatil usi kaa naam bhi hai

naqaab-e-shab mein chhup kar kis ki yaad aai samajhte hain
ishaare ham tire ai sham-e-tanhaai samajhte hain