vahi do-chaar chehre ajnabi se — Fazl Tabish

use maalum hai main sar-phiraa huun
magar khush hai ki us ko chaahtaa huun

na kar shumaar ki har shai gini nahin jaati
ye zindagi hai hisaabon se ji nahin jaati

sunte hain ki in raahon mein majnun aur farhaad luTe
lekin ab aadhe raste se lauT ke vaapas jaae kaun

kamre mein aa ke baiTh gai dhuup mez par
bachchon ne khilkhilaa ke mujhe bhi jagaa diyaa

har ik shai khuun mein Duubi hui hai
koi is tarah se paidaa na hotaa

raat ko khvaab bahut dekhe hain
aaj gham kal se zaraa halkaa hai

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

ik faqat yaad hai jaanaa un kaa
aur kuchh is ke sivaa yaad nahin

'shujaa' vo khairiyat puchhein to hairat mein na paD jaanaa
pareshaan karne vaale khair-khvaahon mein bhi hote hain

un baaton par mat jaanaa jo 'aam huiin
dekho kitni sachchaai hai aankhon mein

talaatum aarzu mein hai na tufaan justuju mein hai
javaani kaa guzar jaanaa hai dariyaa kaa utar jaanaa