apne aanchal mein chhupaa kar mire aansu le jaa — Azhar Inayati

ghazal kaa sher to hotaa hai bas kisi ke liye
magar sitam hai ki sab ko sunaanaa paDtaa hai

shikastagi mein bhi kyaa shaan hai imaarat ki
ki dekhne ko ise sar uThaanaa paDtaa hai

raasto kyaa hue vo log ki aate-jaate
mere aadaab pe kahte the ki jiite rahiye

kisi ke aib chhupaanaa savaab hai lekin
kabhi kabhi koi parda uThaanaa paDtaa hai

vo jis ke sehn mein koi gulaab khil na sakaa
tamaam shahr ke bachchon se pyaar kartaa thaa

har ek raat ko mahtaab dekhne ke liye
main jaagtaa huun tiraa khvaab dekhne ke liye

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

sunne vaale ro diye sun kar mariz-e-gham kaa haal
dekhne vaale taras khaa kar duaa dene lage

dhuaan detaa hai daamaan-e-mohabbat
in aankhon se koi aansu giraa hai

manaayaa jaa rahaa hai gham tumhaaraa
puraani film dekhi jaa rahi hai