milne diyaa na us se hamein jis khayaal ne — Ahmad Mahfuz

daaman ko zaraa jhaTak to dekho
duniyaa hai kuchh aur shai nahin hai

dil ne lagaa diyaa hai jo ik kaam se mujhe
har dam laDaai rahti hai aaraam se mujhe

jaantaa huun in dinon kaisaa hai dariyaa kaa mizaaj
is liye saahil se thoDaa faasla rakhtaa huun main

apne hi aks kaa chakkar to nahin chaaron taraf
ki nazar aate hain ab khud ko hamin chaaron taraf

zehn par zor bhi Daalo to na yaad aauun main
is tarah parda-e-nisyaan mein chhupaa lo mujh ko

zakhmon ko ashk-e-khun se sairaab kar rahaa huun
ab aur bhi tumhaaraa chehra khilaa rahegaa

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

kyaa gham agar yazid rahaa eqtidaar mein
parcham to phir husain kaa mir-e-avaam hai

mumkin hai ashk ban ke rahun chashm-e-yaar mein
mumkin hai bhuul jaae gham-e-rozgaar mein

maut ne aa kar bachaayaa phir mujhe
dard ne jab zindagi se baat ki