shaayad zabaan pe qarz thaa ham ne chukaa diyaa — Ajay Sahaab

ek muddat se dhadhaktaa rahaa meraa ye zehn
tab kahin jaa ke farozaan hue lafzon ke charaagh

aise sulag uThaa tiri yaadon se dil miraa
jaise dhadhak uThein kahin jangal chinaar ke

fan jo meaar tak nahin pahunchaa
apne shahkaar tak nahin pahunchaa

kaash lauTein mire paapaa bhi khilaune le kar
kaash phir se mire haathon mein khazaana aae

haadse jaan to lete hain magar sach ye hai
haadse hi hamein jiinaa bhi sikhaa dete hain

jab bhi milte hain to jiine ki duaa dete hain
jaane kis baat ki vo ham ko sazaa dete hain

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

raat yuun dil mein tiri khoi hui yaad aai
jaise viraane mein chupke se bahaar aa jaae

ye jo chupke se aae baiThe hain
laakh fitne uThaae baiThe hain

saaqi ye khamoshi bhi to kuchh ghaur-talab hai
saaqi tire mai-khvaar baDi der se chup hain

baaton ne us ki ham ko khaamosh kar diyaa hai
aage zabaan thi lekin ab gosh kar diyaa

main abhi chup huun to maikhaane mein khaamoshi hai
koi paighaam to de ai lab-e-saaghar mujh ko