main zakhm khaa ke giraa thaa ki thaam us ne liyaa — Faisal Ajmi

dukh nahin hai ki jal rahaa huun main
raushni mein badal rahaa huun main

ab vo titli hai na vo umr taaaqub vaali
main na kahtaa thaa bahut duur na jaanaa mire dost

kabhi dekhaa hi nahin us ne pareshaan mujh ko
main ki rahtaa huun sadaa apni nigahbaani mein

us ko jaane de agar jaataa hai
zahr kam ho to utar jaataa hai

harf apne hi maaani ki tarah hotaa hai
pyaas kaa zaaiqa paani ki tarah hotaa hai

roz aaseb aate jaate hain
aisaa kyaa hai gharib-khaane mein

na tum hosh mein ho na ham hosh mein hain
chalo mai-kade mein vahin baat hogi

kisi ke zakhm par chaahat se paTTi kaun baandhegaa
agar bahnein nahin hongi to raakhi kaun baandhegaa

sau fasaad ek ishq mein uTThe
boyaa ik tukhm uge hazaar darakht

khudaa ke haath hai biknaa na biknaa mai kaa ai saaqi
baraabar masjid-e-jaame ke ham ne ab dukaan rakh di

'ghaalib' chhuTi sharaab par ab bhi kabhi kabhi
piitaa huun roz-e-abr o shab-e-maahtaab mein

khair dozakh mein mai mile na mile
shaikh-saahab se jaan to chhuTegi