sab mumkin hai farz hi kar lo — Arifa Shahzad

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

nashtar jaisaa andar ik chubhtaa kaanTaa hai
jaane us ne dukh baanTaa yaa dil baanTaa hai

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

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

aisi duniyaa mein kab tak guzaaraa karein tum hi kah do ki kaise gavaaraa karein
raat mujh se miri bebasi ne kahaa bebasi ke liye ek taaza ghazal

har ek shaakh pe viraaniyaan musallat hain
badan-darakht bhi goyaa hai aashiyaan-e-shab

shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

charaagh ki thartharaati lau mein har os qatre mein har kiran mein
tumhaari aankhein kahaan nahin thiin tumhaaraa chehra kahaan nahin thaa

ab bhi barsaat ki raaton mein badan TuTtaa hai
jaag uThti hain ajab khvaahishein angDaai ki