darakhton par parinde lauT aanaa chaahte hain — Haider Qureshi

vasl ki shab thi aur ujaale kar rakkhe the
jism o jaan sab us ke havaale kar rakkhe the

maut se pahle jahaan mein chand saanson kaa azaab
zindagi jo qarz teraa thaa adaa kar aae hain

paani mein bhi chaand sitaare ug aate hain
aankh se dil tak vo zarkhezi ho jaati hai

chaand ban kar chamakne vaale ne
mujh ko suraj-misaal kar Daalaa

dil ko to bahut pahle se dhaDkaa saa lagaa thaa
paanaa tiraa shaayad tujhe khone ke liye 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

muD ke dekhaa to hamein chhoD ke jaati thi hayaat
ham ne jaanaa thaa koi bojh giraa hai sar se

jo dasht ke ghubaar mein gum-sum rahe unhein
qissa samundaron kaa sunaanaa fuzul hai

dahliz par sar khole khaDi hogi zarurat
ab aise mein ghar jaanaa munaasib nahin hogaa

kitnaa aasaan thaa tire hijr mein marnaa jaanaan
phir bhi ik umr lagi jaan se jaate jaate