yak-lakht jal ke khaak mein milne kaa kyaa mazaa — Arman Khan Arman

kar li hai mohabbat to khataa kyon nahin karte
jab aag lagaa li hai to jal kyon nahin jaate

talkhiyaan khun-e-jigar ki shaa'iri mein ghol kar
chand misre' laaein hain ham bhi sunaane ke liye

nae mizaaj ke logon ko kis liye aakhir
qadim taur-tariqon ke bas mein rahnaa paDaa

jangal mein udaasi ke rahoge bhalaa kab tak
kuchh raah banaa kar ke nikal kyon nahin jaate

kuchh lutf is tarah hai musalsal safar ke saath
manzil bhi saamne ho to rasta na paae dil

nazar to pher mire kaaghazi badan ki taraf
abhi ye zarb-e-musalsal se taar-taar nahin

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

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

na ho ehsaas to saaraa jahaan hai be-his-o-murda
gudaaz-e-dil ho to dukhti ragein milti hain patthar mein

barsaat kaa baadal to divaana hai kyaa jaane
kis raah se bachnaa hai kis chhat ko bhigonaa hai

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi

badalte vaqt ne badle mizaaj bhi kaise
tiri adaa bhi gai meraa baankpan bhi gayaa