taazir-e-jurm-e-ishq hai be-sarfa mohtasib — Altaf Hussain Hali

ek raushan dimaagh thaa na rahaa
shahar mein ik charaagh thaa na rahaa

aa rahi hai chaah-e-yusuf se sadaa
dost yaan thoDe hain aur bhaai bahut

jaanvar aadmi farishta khudaa
aadmi ki hain saikaDon qismein

ham ne avval se paDhi hai ye kitaab aakhir tak
ham se puchhe koi hoti hai mohabbat kaisi

gul-o-gulchin kaa gila bulbul-e-khush-lahja na kar
tu giraftaar hui apni sadaa ke baais

farishte se baDh kar hai insaan bannaa
magar is mein lagti hai mehnat ziyaada

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

dil mein na ho jurat to mohabbat nahin milti
khairaat mein itni baDi daulat nahin milti

dosti ishq aur vafaadaari
sakht jaan mein bhi narm goshe hain

kaf-e-afsos malne se bhalaa ab faaeda kyaa hai
dil-e-raahat-talab kyuun ham na kahte the ye duniyaa hai

ishq ho jaaegaa meri daastaan-e-ishq se
raat bhar jaagaa karoge is kahaani ke liye