phir khule ibtidaa-e-ishq ke baab — Abu Mohammad Sahar

hindu se puchhiye na musalmaan se puchhiye
insaaniyat kaa gham kisi insaan se puchhiye

ishq ke mazmun the jin mein vo risaale kyaa hue
ai kitaab-e-zindagi tere havaale kyaa hue

'sahar' ab hogaa meraa zikr bhi raushan-dimaaghon mein
mohabbat naam ki ik rasm-e-bejaa chhoD di main ne

hamein tanhaaiyon mein yuun to kyaa kyaa yaad aataa hai
magar sach puchhiye to ek chehraa yaad aataa hai

hosh-mandi se jahaan baat na banti ho 'sahar'
kaam aise mein bahut be-khabari aati hai

takmil-e-aarzu se bhi hotaa hai gham kabhi
aisi duaa na maang jise bad-duaa kahein

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

dil mein na ho jurat to mohabbat nahin milti
khairaat mein itni baDi daulat nahin milti

dosti ishq aur vafaadaari
sakht jaan mein bhi narm goshe hain

har taur har tarah ki jo zillat mujhi ko hai
duniyaa mein kyaa kisi se mohabbat mujhi ko hai

kam-zarf zamaane ki hiqaarat kaa gila kyaa
main khush huun miraa pyaar samundar ki tarah hai