itni saari yaadon ke hote bhi jab dil mein — Afzal Khan

ye kah diyaa hai mire aansuon ne tang aa kar
hamein ba-vaqt-e-zarurat nikaaliye saahab

ye nukta ik qissa-go ne mujh ko samjhaayaa
har kirdaar ke andar ek kahaani hoti hai

daalaan mein sabza hai na taalaab mein paani
kyuun koi parinda miri divaar pe utre

zaraa ye dusraa misraa durust farmaaein
mire makaan pe likkhaa hai ghar baraae-farokht

bhaav taao mein kami beshi nahin ho sakti
haan magar tujh se kharidaar ko naa kaise ho

isi liye hamein ehsaas-e-jurm hai shaayad
abhi hamaari mohabbat nai nai hai naa

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

main jab bhuke parinde dekhtaa huun apne aangan mein
mujhe apne vatan ke nange bachche yaad aate hain

nahin hai jis kaa hal ab to koi 'nadim' bas ik sivaa tumhaare
main ek aisaa hi masala huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa

ai mire dost mire saath tiri yaadon ki
ret itni hai huaa jaataa hai sahraa chehra

vo bhiiD mein khaDaa hai jo patthar liye hue
kal tak miraa khudaa thaa mujhe itnaa yaad hai