jis ko chaahaa bas usi kaa raasta takte rahe — Aqeel Nomani

anginat safinon mein diip jagmagaate hain
raat ne luTaayaa hai rang-o-nur paani par

ab sang-baariyon kaa amal sard paD gayaa
ab us taraf bhi ranj mire TuTne kaa hai

be-sabab donon mein har ek ko dilchaspi thi
aur har ek se bezaar the ham bhi tum bhi

hamein bhi vaqt ke tufaan mil kar khaa gae aakhir
har ik kashti ko mil jaataa hai saahil ham bhi kahte the

baDi hi karbnaak thi vo pahli raat hijr ki
dobaara dil mein aisaa dard aaj tak nahin huaa

puchho zaraa ye kaun si duniyaa se aae hain
kuchh log kah rahe hain hamein koi gham nahin

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

yuun to maujud apne ghar mein hai
aadmi mustaqil safar mein hai

yaar bhi raah ki divaar samajhte hain mujhe
main samajhtaa thaa mire yaar samajhte hain mujhe

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain
har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain

uDaa gae hain bahut dhuul jaane vaale log
chhaTe ghubaar to kuchh raasta nazar aae