kuchh naqsh tiri yaad ke baaqi hain abhi tak — Azeem Murtaza

ab imtiyaaz-e-zaahir-o-baatin bhi miT gayaa
dil chaak ho rahaa hai garebaan ke saath saath

kyaa kyaa faraaghatein thiin mayassar hayaat ko
vo din bhi the ki tere sivaa koi gham na thaa

khulus-e-niyat-e-rahbar pe munhasir hai 'azim'
maqaam-e-ishq bahut duur bhi hai paas bhi hai

dard-e-mahrumi-e-jaaved bhi ik daulat hai
ahl-e-gham bhi tire sharminda-e-ehsaan nikle

aaj tak yaad hai vo shaam-e-judaai kaa samaan
teri aavaaz ki larzish tire lahje ki thakan

ek dard-e-hasti ne umr bhar rifaaqat ki
varna saath detaa hai kaun aakhiri dam tak

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

jiinaa taDap taDap kar marnaa sisak sisak kar
fariyaad ek ji hai kyaa kyaa kharaabiyon mein

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

sab ko ham bhuul gae josh-e-junun mein lekin
ik tiri yaad thi aisi jo bhulaai na gai

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

phir kisi bevafaa ki yaad aai
phir kisi ne liyaa vafaa kaa naam