vo chaand kah ke gayaa thaa ki aaj niklegaa — Farhat Ehsas

ek bose ke bhi nasib na hon
honTh itne bhi ab gharib na hon

phir soch ke ye sabr kiyaa ahl-e-havas ne
bas ek mahina hi to ramzaan rahegaa

mire ashaar hain vo aasmaani khvaab jin ko
miri miTTi ke honThon par utaaraa jaa rahaa hai

ik aayat-e-vajud huun miTTi ke Dher mein
mere nuzul ki to koi shaan hi nahin

alam-bardaar tanhaai thaa apnaa 'farhat-ehsaas'
hujum-e-shahr ke haathon jo maaraa jaa rahaa hai

mohabbat phuul banne par lagi thi
palaT kar phir kali kar li hai main ne

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

be-khudi le gai kahaan ham ko
der se intizaar hai apnaa

savaal karti kai aankhein muntazir hain yahaan
javaab aaj bhi ham soch kar nahin aae

ishq kachche ghaDe pe Duub gayaa
lamha jab intizaar kaa aayaa

ghazab kiyaa tire vaade pe e'tibaar kiyaa
tamaam raat qayaamat kaa intizaar kiyaa