chand qadmon se ziyaada nahin chalne paate — Azlan Shah

haare hue logon ki kahaani ki tarah hain
ham log bhi bahte hue paani ki tarah hain

kamaan na tiir na talvaar apni hoti hai
magar ye duniyaa ki har baar apni hoti hai

na haath suukh ke jhaDte hain jism se apne
na shaakh koi samar-baar apni hoti hai

tavil umr ki Dheron duaaein bheji hain
mire charaagh ko paani se bharne vaalon ne

haar ko jiit ke imkaan se baandhe hue rakh
apni mushkil kisi aasaan se baandhe hue rakh

kis liye is se nikalne ki duaaein maangun
mujh ko maalum hai manjdhaar se aage kyaa hai

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

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

koi viraani si viraani hai
dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aayaa

ek parchhaain tasavvur ki mire saath rahe
main tujhe bhulun magar yaad mujhe tu aae

sunaa hai vo mire baare mein sochtaa hai bahut
khabar to hai hi magar mo'tabar zyaada nahin