nuqsaan ho rahaa hai bahut kaarobaar mein — Ahmad Alvi

kareinge aankh-maTakkaa vo kyaa paDosan se
jo log apni hi biivi ko Dar ke dekhte hain

do sagi bahnon ki do ganjon se shaadi ho gai
aur ye be-zulf bhi ham-zulf kahlaane lage

is se pahle udhaar tu maange
main tiraa shahr chhoD jaaungaa

main hi tum ko phuTi aankh nahin bhaati
tum ne sab se pyaar ke pech laDaae hain

jab se makaan badal gaiin donon paDosanein
lagtaa nahin hai ji miraa ujDe dayaar mein

dil ko kisi ki yaad se khaali na kijiye
aaseb rahne lagte hain khaali makaan mein

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

judaai se ziyaada jaan-levaa
mohabbat mein mohabbat ki kami hai

masala ye nahin ki ishq huaa hai ham ko
masala ye hai ki izhaar kiyaa jaanaa hai

'baani' zaraa sambhal ke mohabbat kaa moD kaaT
ik haadsa bhi taak mein hogaa yahin kahin

kisi laashe pe ye baad-e-sabaa kahti hui guzri
shahid-e-ishq hai is ke lahu ko taaza kahte hain