nashtar jaisaa andar ik chubhtaa kaanTaa hai — Arifa Shahzad

tujhe aaghaaz hi se paDh liyaa thaa
tire chehre pe sab likhaa huaa thaa

ab bhi mat puchh mire dil mein hai kyaa rahne de
baat vaise bhi nahin tujh ko bataane vaali

sab mumkin hai farz hi kar lo
khushbu apni ok mein bhar lo

din ki aankhein band hui hain
aankhon mein hai raat khabar lo

khvaab mein jaagti be-khvaabi pataa puchhti hai
kyaa kahein niind bhi hoti hai sulaane vaali

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

dil-e-haris hi apnaa na ho sakaa qaane
vagarna tere karam mein to kuchh kami na rahi

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai