dil ke sunsaan jaziron ki khabar laaegaa — Ahmad Rahi

dil se dil nazron se nazron ke ulajhne kaa samaan
jaise sahraaon mein niind aai ho divaanon ko

mire habib miri muskuraahaTon pe na jaa
khudaa-gavaah mujhe aaj bhi tiraa gham hai

ab na kaaba ki tamannaa na kisi but ki havas
ab to zinda huun kisi markaz-e-insaan ke liye

zindagi ke vo kisi moD pe gaahe gaahe
mil to jaate hain mulaaqaat kahaan hoti hai

har ek baat ke yuun to diye javaab us ne
jo khaas baat thi har baar hans ke Taal gayaa

kahin ye apni mohabbat ki intihaa to nahin
bahut dinon se tiri yaad bhi nahin aai

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

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

hijr ki shab naala-e-dil vo sadaa dene lage
sunne vaale raat kaTne ki duaa dene lage

aadhi se ziyaada shab-e-gham kaaT chukaa huun
ab bhi agar aa jaao to ye raat baDi hai

qaanun jaise kho chukaa sadiyon kaa e'timaad
ab kaun dekhtaa hai khataa kaa hai rukh kidhar