aaina toD Daalaa hai ab tere aks ko — Ahtamam Sadiq

vo shakhs yaadon kaa mujh ko ghulaam karte hue
gayaa bhi to miri nindein haraam karte hue

hadd-e-nazar tak ek dariche se aaj phir
main jaa rahaa thaa aur koi dekhtaa rahaa

ab apnaa intizaar rahegaa tamaam-umr
ik shakhs thaa jo mujh se judaa kar gayaa mujhe

musalsal sochte rahte hain tum ko
tumhein jiine ki aadat ho gai hai

so apne shahr ke raunaq ki khair maangnaa tum
main apne gaanv se ik shaam le ke aa rahaa huun

ab ibaadat mein bhi aa jaate ho lab par mere
itnaa paDhtaa huun tumhein hijr ke lamhon mein ki bas

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

sab ko ham bhuul gae josh-e-junun mein lekin
ik tiri yaad thi aisi jo bhulaai na gai

manzar thaa raakh aur tabiat udaas thi
har-chand teri yaad mire aas paas thi

tumhaare bin nahin lete kabhi karvaT akele ham
tumhaari yaad bhi karvaT hamaare saath leti hai

aa hi jaataa thaa khayaal-e-ghair mere zehn mein
'ain mauqa' par tumhaari yaad ne khaTkaa kiyaa

ijz ke saath chale aae hain ham 'yazdaani'
koi aur un ko manaa lene kaa Dhab yaad nahin