ham to us vaqt samajhte hain ki aati hai bahaar — Afsar Mahpuri

ham kahaan honge na jaane is tamaashaa-gaah mein
kis tamaashaai se pahle kis tamaashaai ke baad

na jaane is qadar kyuun aap divaane se Darte hain
charaagh-e-anjuman hain aur parvaane se Darte hain

kahaan thi manzil-e-maqsud apni qismat mein
kisi ki raahguzar bhi mili hai mushkil se

bahaar aaegi gulshan mein to daar-o-gir bhi hogi
jahaan ahl-e-junun honge vahaan zanjir bhi hogi

ye irtiqaa-e-bashar ki hai kaun si manzil
ki is ki zad mein khudaa bhi hai kaaenaat bhi hai

daagh dil ke hain salaamat to koi baat nahin
tirgi laakh sahi subh kaa imkaan rakhnaa

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

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

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

gulaabon ke honTon pe lab rakh rahaa huun
use der tak sochnaa chaahtaa huun

sayyaad teraa ghar mujhe jannat sahi magar
jannat se bhi sivaa mujhe raahat chaman mein thi

ai sanam tu vo kanhayyaa hai balaaein luun agar
baansuli ki tarah naalaan hon saraapaa ungliyaan