phir is ke baa'd patthar ho gayaa aaankhon kaa paani — Ahmad Shanas

bahut chhoTaa safar thaa zindagi kaa
main apne ghar ke andar tak na pahunchaa

baahar insaanon se nafrat hai lekin
ghar mein Dheron bachche paidaa karte hain

kaun qatre mein uThaataa hai talaatum
aur antar-aatmaa tak sinchtaa hai

chaand mein darvesh hai jugnu mein jogi
kaun hai vo aur kis ko khojtaa hai

saat qulzum hain mire siine mein
ek qatre se ubhaaraa thaa mujhe

main us ki pahchaan huun yaa vo meri
kyaa samjhun aur vo samjhaae kyaa kyaa

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

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

us pe qurbaan ki jis ne tiri aavaaz suni
sadqe us aankh ke jis ne tiraa jalva dekhaa

bahut ghurur thaa biphre hue samundar ko
magar jo dekhaa mire aansuon se kam-tar thaa