kahin salib kahin karbalaa nazar aae — Ameer Qazalbash

sukut-e-shab mein dar-e-dil pe ek dastak thi
bikhar gai tiri yaadon ki kahkashaan mujh se

honaa paDaa hai khugar-e-gham bhi khushi ki khair
vo mujh pe mehrbaan hain magar be-rukhi ke saath

apne hamraah khud chalaa karnaa
kaun aaegaa mat rukaa karnaa

muztarib hain maujein kyuun uTh rahe hain tufaan kyuun
kyaa kisi safine ko aarzu-e-saahil hai

giraa diyaa hai to saahil pe intizaar na kar
agar vo Duub gayaa hai to duur niklegaa

main ne kyuun tark-e-taalluq ki jasaarat ki hai
tum agar ghaur karoge to pashimaan hoge

na tum hosh mein ho na ham hosh mein hain
chalo mai-kade mein vahin baat hogi

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

un ko ai narm havaa khvaab-e-junun se na jagaa
raat mai-khaane ki aae hain guzaare hue log

khair dozakh mein mai mile na mile
shaikh-saahab se jaan to chhuTegi

zakhm risne lagaa hai phir shaayad
yaad us ne kiyaa hai phir shaayad

saaqi ye khamoshi bhi to kuchh ghaur-talab hai
saaqi tire mai-khvaar baDi der se chup hain