ai maahtaabo ujaalon ki bhiik le jaao — Amaan Haider

qasam uThaai hai siina hi noch Daaleinge
kabhi jo 'ishq ki mahsus ki chubhan ham ne

ye ashk palkon pe Thahrein to aisaa lagtaa hai
kisi makaan ki dahliz par diye rakhe hain

hamesha she'r kahne ki mashaqqat karni paDti hai
asiraan-e-sukhan kis ne kahaa aazaad hote hain

haalaat chaahe jo bhi hon dil to baDaa rakho
ye vaqt kaT hi jaaegaa tum hausla rakho

jaan se baDh ke huaa karti hai 'izzat pyaare
sar diyaa jaataa hai dastaar bachaane ke liye

talab nahin hai hamein dusri mohabbat ki
'amaan' chaae dubaara zarur chaahte hain

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge