vo baad-e-muddat milaa to rone ki aarzu mein — Hasan Abbasi

kabhi jo aankhon ke aa gayaa aaftaab aage
tire tasavvur mein ham ne kar li kitaab aage

us ajnabi se haath milaane ke vaaste
mahfil mein sab se haath milaanaa paDaa mujhe

hasin yaadon ke chaand ko alvidaaa kah kar
main apne ghar ke andhere kamron mein lauT aayaa

mohabbat mein kaThin raste bahut aasaan lagte the
pahaaDon par suhulat se chaDhaa karte the ham donon

mujh ko maalum thaa ik roz chalaa jaaegaa!
vo miri umr ko yaadon ke havaale kar ke

aaj teri yaad se Takraa ke TukDe ho gayaa
vo jo sadiyon se luDhaktaa ek patthar mujh mein thaa

bas ek pal ki tamannaa-e-vasl ki khaatir
tamaam 'umr lagaa di gai sanvarne mein

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

nai khvaahish rachaai jaa rahi hai
tiri furqat manaai jaa rahi hai

'aarzu' jaam lo jhijak kaisi
pi lo aur dahshat-e-gunaah gai

ham 'aarzu' aae baiThe hain aur vo sharmaae baiThe hain
mushtaaq-nazar gustaakh nahin parda sarkaanaa kyaa jaane

huaa main rind-mashrab khaak mar kar is tamannaa mein
namaaz aakhir paDheinge vo kisi din to tayammum se