jab bhi miltaa huun vahi chehra liye — Ajmal Ajmali

kitni tavil kyuun na ho baatil ki zindagi
har raat kaa hai subh muqaddar na bhulnaa

maan ne likhaa hai khat mein jahaan jaao khush raho
mujh ko bhale na yaad karo ghar na bhulnaa

hazaar manzil-e-gham se guzar chuke lekin
abhi junun-e-mohabbat ki ibtidaa bhi nahin

taar-e-nazar bhi gham ki tamaazat se khushk hai
vo pyaas hai mile to samundar sameT luun

aarzu thi khinchte ham bhi koi aks-e-hayaat
kyaa karein ab ke lahu aankhon se Tapkaa hi nahin

vaqt-e-safar qarib hai bistar sameT luun
bikhraa huaa hayaat kaa daftar sameT luun

kaho kyaa mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan taqdir hoti hai
kahaa maan ki duaaon mein baDi taasir hoti hai

nahin vo sham-e-mohabbat rahi to phir 'aasim'
ye kis duaa se mire ghar mein raushni si hai

sikhaa na duaaon mein qanaaat kaa saliqa
vo maang rahaa huun jo muqaddar mein nahin hai

abr barse to inaayat us ki
shaakh to sirf duaa karti hai

gavaahi kaise TuTti muaamla khudaa kaa thaa
miraa aur us kaa raabta to haath aur duaa kaa thaa

itnaa gayaa huun duur main khud se ki dam-ba-dam
karni paDe hai apni bhi ab iltijaa mujhe