apni jaanib nahin ab lauTnaa mumkin meraa — Haneef Kaifi

anaa anaa ke muqaabil hai raah kaise khule
taalluqaat mein haail hai baat ki divaar

shab-e-daraaz kaa hai qissa mukhtasar 'kaifi'
hui sahar ke ujaalon mein gum charaagh ki lau

bikhar ke ret hue hain vo khvaab dekhe hain
miri nigaah ne kitne saraab dekhe hain

koi bhi rut ho mili hai dukhon ki fasl hamein
jo mausam aayaa hai us ke itaab dekhe hain

sab nazar aate hain chehre gard gard
kyaa hue be-aab aaine tamaam

muddatein guzrin mulaaqaat hui thi tum se
phir koi aur na aayaa nazar aaine mein

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

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

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

in bahaaron ki havaaon ko shikaayat ham se hai
ham kali ko lams se gul karte hain jaan-e-jigar

kaun uThaae ishq ke anjaam ki jaanib nazar
kuchh asar baaqi hain ab tak hairat-e-aaghaaz ke