jis ki jaanib 'adaa' nazar na uThi — Ada Jafarey

bas ek baar manaayaa thaa jashn-e-mahrumi
phir us ke baad koi ibtilaa nahin aai

hazaar kos nigaahon se dil ki manzil tak
koi qarib se dekhe to ham ko pahchaane

dil ke viraane mein ghume to bhaTak jaaoge
raunaq-e-kucha-o-baazaar se aage na baDho

kuchh itni raushni mein the chehron ke aaine
dil us ko DhunDhtaa thaa jise jaantaa na thaa

huaa yuun ki phir mujhe zindagi ne basar kiyaa
koi din the jab mujhe har nazaara hasin milaa

varna insaan mar gayaa hotaa
koi be-naam justuju hai abhi

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

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

paanv uThte hain kisi mauj ki jaanib lekin
rok letaa hai kinaara ki Thahar paani hai

dard thaa haijaan thaa par aankh mein aansu na the
jaise dil tak aate aate haadisa kam paD gayaa