sau koshishon se aae the chandiyaa pe chaar baal — 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

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

vahaan hamaaraa koi muntazir nahin phir bhi
hamein na rok ki ghar jaanaa chaahte hain ham

phir baiThe baiThe vaada-e-vasl us ne kar liyaa
phir uTh khaDaa huaa vahi rog intizaar kaa

kisi ke raste pe kaise nazrein jamaae rakkhun
abhi to karnaa mujhe hai khud intizaar meraa

barseingi aaj rahmatein aamad hai yaar ki
naayaab hain ye ghaDiyaan tire intizaar ki