yaadon ne use toD diyaa maar ke patthar — Adil Mansuri

vo kaun thaa jo din ke ujaale mein kho gayaa
ye chaand kis ko DhunDne niklaa hai shaam se

dariyaa ke kinaare pe miri laash paDi thi
aur paani ki tah mein vo mujhe DhunD rahaa thaa

kab tak paDe rahoge havaaon ke haath mein
kab tak chalegaa khokhle shabdon kaa kaarobaar

soe to dil mein ek jahaan jaagne lagaa
jaage to apni aankh mein jaale the khvaab ke

bismil ke taDapne ki adaaon mein nasha thaa
main haath mein talvaar liye jhuum rahaa thaa

kis tarah jamaa kijiye ab apne aap ko
kaaghaz bikhar rahe hain puraani kitaab ke

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

sab ko ham bhuul gae josh-e-junun mein lekin
ik tiri yaad thi aisi jo bhulaai na gai

kuchh bikhri hui yaadon ke qisse bhi bahut the
kuchh us ne bhi baalon ko khulaa chhoD diyaa thaa

tum bhuul gae mujh ko yuun yaad dilaataa huun
jo aah nikalti hai vo yaad-dahaani hai

tumhaaraa naam aayaa aur ham takne lage rasta
tumhaari yaad aai aur khiDki khol di ham ne

munavvar maan ke aage yuun kabhi khul kar nahin ronaa
jahaan buniyaad ho itni nami achchhi nahin hoti