kabhi saaya hai kabhi dhuup muqaddar meraa — Athar Nafees

'athar' tum ne ishq kiyaa kuchh tum bhi kaho kyaa haal huaa
koi nayaa ehsaas milaa yaa sab jaisaa ahvaal huaa

baa-vafaa thaa to mujhe puchhne vaale bhi na the
be-vafaa huun to huaa naam bhi ghar ghar meraa

sochte aur jaagte saanson kaa ik dariyaa huun main
apne gum-gashta kinaaron ke liye bahtaa huun main

ik shakl hamein phir bhaai hai ik surat dil mein samaai hai
ham aaj bahut sarshaar sahi par aglaa moD judaai hai

darvaaza khulaa hai ki koi lauT na jaae
aur us ke liye jo kabhi aayaa na gayaa ho

vo ishq jo ham se ruuTh gayaa ab us kaa haal bataaein kyaa
koi mehr nahin koi qahr nahin phir sachchaa sher sunaaein kyaa

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

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

sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

masjid abru mein teri mardumuk hai jiyun imaam
mu-e-mizhgaan muqtadi ho mil ke karte hain namaaz

tiri abru hai mehraab-e-mohabbat
namaaz-e-ishq mere par hui farz

yuun barasti hain tasavvur mein puraani yaadein
jaise barsaat ki rim-jhim mein samaan hotaa hai