ajiib turfa-tamaashaa hai mere ahd ke log — Abbas Rizvi

kyaa karun khilat o dastaar ki khvaahish ki mujhe
ziist karne kaa saliqa bhi ziyaan se aayaa

vo habs thaa ki tarasti thi saans lene ko
so ruuh taaza hui jism se nikalte hi

talab karein to ye aankhein bhi in ko de duun main
magar ye log in aankhon ke khvaab maangte hain

bahut aziiz thi ye zindagi magar ham log
kabhi kabhi to kisi aarzu mein mar bhi gae

khauf aisaa hai ki duniyaa ke sataae hue log
kabhi mimbar kabhi mehraab se Dar jaate hain

tamaam umr ki be-taabiyon kaa haasil thaa
vo ek lamha jo sadiyon ke pesh-o-pas mein rahaa

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

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

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi