hai 'aarfi' ab ye asar-e-tark-e-tamannaa — Abdul Hai Aarfi

mohabbat khud mohabbat kaa sila hai 'aarfi' lekin
koi aasaan hai kyaa be-niyaaz-e-muddaaa honaa

ek hi phuul thaa bas gul-kada-e-husn mein tu
chun liyaa aankh mein apni tire shaidaai ne

dil ko tapish-e-shauq ki ye lazzat-e-paiham
mil to gai lekin baDi mushkil se mili hai

zaraa ai josh-e-gham rahne de qaabu mein zabaan meri
vo sunnaa chaahte hain khud mujhi se daastaan meri

jitni tavaqquaat thiin sab khatm ho chukin
main 'aarfi' kisi se bhi ab sargiraan nahin

toDnaa tauba kaa sau baar bhi aasaan thaa magar
jaam-e-mai mujh se to ik baar bhi toDaa na gayaa

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

ho gae din jinhein bhulaae hue
aaj kal hain vo yaad aae hue

vahin pe TuTne lagtaa hai aitabaar-e-vafaa
jahaan yaqin zyaada dilaae jaate hain

baare duniyaa mein raho gham-zada yaa shaad raho
aisaa kuchh kar ke chalo yaan ki bahut yaad raho

'amir' ab hichkiyaan aane lagi hain
kahin main yaad farmaayaa gayaa huun

ik yahi soch bichhaDne nahin deti tujh se
ham tujhe baad mein phir yaad na aane lag jaaein