koi to moajaza aisaa bhi ho apni mohabbat mein — Arshad Lateef

ajab kashish hai tire hone yaa na hone mein
gumaan ne mujh ko haqiqat se baandh rakkhaa hai

khalaa kaa masala hi mukhtalif hai
samundar is qadar gahraa nahin hai

phailti jaa rahi hai ye duniyaa
jashn-e-aavaargi manaane mein

sabhi taabir us ki likh rahe hain
kisi ne bhi use dekhaa nahin hai

jab main us aadmi se duur huaa
gham miri zindagi se duur huaa

kis ke savaal par ye dil rotaa hai saari saari raat
kaun habib hai miraa tere khayaal ke sivaa

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

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

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

dil ki qimat to mohabbat ke sivaa kuchh bhi na thi
jo mile surat-e-zebaa ke kharidaar mile