duniyaa to chaahti hai yunhi faasle rahein — Habib Jalib

kuchh aur bhi hain kaam hamein ai gham-e-jaanaan
kab tak koi uljhi hui zulfon ko sanvaare

sher se shaairi se Darte hain
kam-nazar raushni se Darte hain

aane vaali barkhaa dekhein kyaa dikhlaae aankhon ko
ye barkhaa barsaate din to bin piritam be-kaar gae

kuchh log khayaalon se chale jaaein to soein
biite hue din raat na yaad aaein to soein

chhoD is baat ko ai dost ki tujh se pahle
ham ne kis kis ko khayaalon mein basaae rakkhaa

ik tiri yaad se ik tere tasavvur se hamein
aa gae yaad kai naam hasinaaon ke

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

gul kiyaa jis ne vo thaa aur magar
shama ne shikva havaaon se kiyaa

chhupaa huun main sadaa-e-baansuli mein
ki taa jaanun pari-ru ki gali mein

aankh bhar ishq aur badan bhar chaah
shukr lab bhar gila zabaan bhar thaa