shahr vaale nazar aate hain mohazzab mujh ko — Bashir Mehtaab

yuun mohabbat ko umr-bhar paDhnaa
zindagi imtihaan ho jaise

mujh ko akhbaar si lagti hain tumhaari baatein
har nae roz nayaa fitna bayaan karti hain

hasin yaadein vo bachpan ki kahin dil se na kho jaaein
main apne aashiyaane mein khilaune ab bhi rakhtaa huun

apni kamar se aap hi baandhe safar tamaam
phir yuun huaa ki main kabhi apnaa nahin banaa

ik bevafaa ke pyaar mein had se guzar gae
kaafir ke pyaar ne hamein kaafir banaa diyaa

zindagi fan nahin madaari kaa
paaniyon se diye nahin jalte

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

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

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

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate