aankh lagne na paai sahar ho gai — Adil Zaidi

vaar pusht par karke kyaa milaa tumhein aakhir
ek pal mein kho baiThe e'tibaar jitnaa thaa

apne rasm-o-rivaaj kho baiThe
baaqi ab khaandaan mein kyaa hai

ye sahn-e-arz-e-haram hai ba-ehtiyaat qadam
bahut qarib khudaa hai zaraa sanbhal ke chalo

ghaTaaein khul ke barsin thiin chaDhe the dil ke dariyaa bhi
chaDhe dariyaaon kaa ik din utarnaa bhi zaruri thaa

jab bhi aankh lage main dekhun ek suhaani surat
devi thi vo ruup ki raani yaa patthar ki murat

vo jis se meri zaat mein bikhri thi raushni
vo khvaab vo khayaal vo paikar nahin rahaa

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

baDe qalaq ki baat hai ki tum ise na paDh sake
hamaari zindagi to ik khuli hui kitaab thi

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

umr bhar kaun nibhaataa hai ta'alluq itnaa
ai miri jaan ke dushman tujhe allaah rakkhe

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

apne man mein Duub kar paa jaa suraagh-e-zindagi
tu agar meraa nahin bantaa na ban apnaa to ban