to kyaa huaa jo galaa ye rasan mein rahne lagaa — Anees Ashfaq

dekhaa hai kisi aahu-e-khush-chashm ko us ne
aankhon mein bahut us ki chamak aai hui hai

is pe hairaan hain kharidaar ki qimat hai bahut
mere gauhar ki tab-o-taab nahin dekhte hain

ye khaana hamesha se viraan hai
kahaan koi dil ke makaan mein rahaa

ham tere aasmaan mein ai harf-e-e'tibaar
uDnaa to chaahte hain magar par kahaan se laaein

dastak pe ab gharon se koi boltaa nahin
pahle ye shahr shahr-e-'adam-raftagaan na thaa

na mere haath se chhuTnaa hai mere neze ko
na tere tiir ko teri kamaan mein rahnaa hai

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

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

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

gul kiyaa jis ne vo thaa aur magar
shama ne shikva havaaon se kiyaa

gulaabon ke honTon pe lab rakh rahaa huun
use der tak sochnaa chaahtaa huun

jab bhi dekhi hai kisi chehre pe ik taaza bahaar
dekh kar main tiri tasvir puraani royaa