paan ke Thele hotel logon kaa jamghaT — Abdur Rahim Nashtar

phir ik nae safar pe chalaa huun makaan se
koi pukaartaa hai mujhe aasmaan se

vo so rahaa hai khudaa duur aasmaanon mein
farishte loriyaan gaate hain us ke kaanon mein

main teri chaah mein jhuTaa havas mein sachchaa huun
buraa samajh le magar dusron se achchhaa huun

aavaaz de rahaa hai akelaa khudaa mujhe
main us ko sun rahaa huun havaaon ke kaan se

vo ajnabi tiri baanhon mein jo rahaa shab bhar
kise khabar ki vo din bhar kahaan rahaa hogaa

main bhi taalaab kaa Thahraa huaa paani thaa kabhi
ek patthar ne ravaan dhaar kiyaa hai mujh ko

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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

is nae saal ke svaagat ke liye pahle se
ham ne poshaak udaasi ki silaa ke rakh li

ab to vahaan hain jis kaa bayaan bhi hai laa-vajud
sadmon pe haae haae kare ab vo dil kahaan

sadaa-e-dil ko kahin baaryaab honaa thaa
mire savaal kaa kuchh to javaab honaa thaa