be-maqsad mahfil se behtar tanhaai — Ain Irfan

miraa vajud jo patthar dikhaai detaa hai
tamaam umr ki shishagari kaa haasil hai

bahut nazdik the tasvir mein ham
magar vo faasla jo dikh rahaa thaa

jahaan tak Dubne kaa Dar hai tum ko
chalo ham saath chalte hain vahaan tak

bas ek dhun thi samundar ko paar karne ki
main jaantaa thaa samundar ke paar kuchh bhi na thaa

gaamzan hain ham musalsal ajnabi manzil ki samt
zindagi ki aarzu mein zindagi khote hue

haadisa kaun saa huaa pahle
raat aai ki din Dhalaa pahle

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

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

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai