ab to miliye bas laDaai ho chuki — Akhtar Shirani

kis ko fursat thi zamaane ke sitam sahne ki
gar na us shokh ki aankhon kaa ishaaraa hotaa

zindagi kitni masarrat se guzarti yaa rab
aish ki tarah agar gham bhi gavaaraa hotaa

yaad aao mujhe lillaah na tum yaad karo
meri aur apni javaani ko na barbaad karo

muddatein ho gaiin bichhDe hue tum se lekin
aaj tak dil se mire yaad tumhaari na gai

un ras bhari aankhon mein hayaa khel rahi hai
do zahr ke pyaalon mein qazaa khel rahi hai

jo bhi buraa bhalaa hai allaah jaantaa hai
bande ke dil mein kyaa hai allaah jaantaa hai

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

tiri taarif karne lag gayaa huun
mohabbat ne diyaanat chhin li hai

TuuTi nishast-e-dil to mohabbat ki aabru
vaapas usi maqaam pe laai na jaa saki

khud-kushi jurm bhi hai sabr ki tauhin bhi hai
is liye ishq mein mar mar ke jiyaa jaataa hai

mohabbat main bhi kartaa huun mohabbat tum bhi karte ho
magar donon mein munh-dekhi mohabbat kaun kartaa hai