Zaheer Siddiqui

na jaane ham se gila kyuun hai tishna-kamon ko
hamare haath men mai thi na daur-e-saghar tha

itne chehron men mujhe hai ek chehre ki talash
jis ko main ne kho ke paaya pa ke khoya sub.h tak

us ke alfaz-e-tasalli ne rulaya mujh ko
kuchh ziyada hi dhuan aag bujhane se uTha

jaise jaise agahi baDhti ga.i vaise 'zahir'
zehn o dil ik dusre se munfasil hote ga.e

zarre zarre men bikhar jaana hai takmil-e-hayat
mujh ko ye zeba nahin ab zaat men simTa rahun

dard to zakhm ki paTTi ke haTane se uTha
aur kuchh aur bhi marham ke lagane se uTha

na jaane ham se gila kyuun hai tishna-kaamon ko
hamaare haath mein mai thi na daur-e-saaghar thaa

itne chehron mein mujhe hai ek chehre ki talaash
jis ko main ne kho ke paayaa paa ke khoyaa subh tak

jaise jaise aagahi baDhti gai vaise 'zahir'
zehn o dil ik dusre se munfasil hote gae

zarre zarre mein bikhar jaanaa hai takmil-e-hayaat
mujh ko ye zebaa nahin ab zaat mein simTaa rahun

dard to zakhm ki paTTi ke haTaane se uThaa
aur kuchh aur bhi marham ke lagaane se uThaa

us ke alfaaz-e-tasalli ne rulaayaa mujh ko
kuchh ziyaada hi dhuaan aag bujhaane se uThaa