savaal karti kai aankhein muntazir hain yahaan — Aashufta Changezi

tujh se bichhaDnaa koi nayaa haadsa nahin
aise hazaaron qisse hamaari khabar mein hain

ye baat yaad rakheinge talaashne vaale
jo us safar pe gae lauT kar nahin aae

arse se is dayaar ki koi khabar nahin
mohlat mile to aaj kaa akhbaar dekh lein

kyuun khilaune TuTne par aab-dida ho gae
ab tumhein ham kyaa bataaein kyaa pareshaani hui

ek manzar mein lipTe badan ke sivaa
sard raaton mein kuchh aur dikhtaa nahin

sabhi ko apnaa samajhtaa huun kyaa huaa hai mujhe
bichhaD ke tujh se ajab rog lag gayaa hai mujhe

jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe
vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

kitnaa sochaa thaa dil lagaaeinge
sochte sochte hayaat hui

miri baaton se ab aazurda na honaa saaqi
is ghaDi aql miri mujh se judaa phirti hai

vo ajab ghaDi thi main jis ghaDi liyaa dars nuskha-e-ishq kaa
ki kitaab aql ki taaq par juun dhari thi tyuun hi dhari rahi

'taabish' jo guzarti hi nahin shaam ki had se
sochein to vahin raat sahar-khez bahut hai