dil ke auraaq mein mahki hui kaliyon ki tarah — Akhtar Shumar

main to is vaaste chup huun ki tamaashaa na bane
tu samajhtaa hai mujhe tujh se gilaa kuchh bhi nahin

ab to haathon se lakirein bhi miTi jaati hain
us ko kho kar to mire paas rahaa kuchh bhi nahin

main ghar ko phunk rahaa thaa baDe yaqin ke saath
ki teri raah mein pahlaa qadam uThaanaa thaa

abhi safar mein koi moD hi nahin aayaa
nikal gayaa hai ye chup-chaap daastaan se kaun

muddaton mein aaj dil ne faisla aakhir diyaa
khub-surat hi sahi lekin ye duniyaa jhuuT hai

vo muskuraa ke koi baat kar rahaa thaa 'shumaar'
aur us ke lafz bhi the chaandni mein bikhre hue

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

sochtaa huun ki us ki yaad aakhir
ab kise raat bhar jagaati hai

phir mujhe dida-e-tar yaad aayaa
dil jigar tishna-e-fariyaad aayaa

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi

rishi ke faaqon se TuuTaa na barhaman kaa tilism
asaa na ho to kalimi hai kaar-e-be-buniyaad