dar-ba-dar maaraa-phiraa main justuju-e-yaar mein — Hatim Ali Mehr

ai buton allaah se li hai ijaazat vasl ki
kal hazaaron dekh Daale istikhaare raat ko

hai ye purab ki zabaan-daani 'mehr'
kahte hain baat ko ham suntaa huun

kaabe mein ham ko dair kaa har dam khayaal thaa
allaah jaantaa hai buton kaa rahaa lihaaz

ye hind hai ai 'mehr' yahaan puuj buton ko
kyuun barahman-e-dair-o-kalisaa nahin honaa

ku-e-qaatil mein basegi nai duniyaa ik aur
rose hotaa hai nayaa shahr-e-khamoshaan aabaad

gul baang thi gulon ki hamaaraa taraana thaa
apnaa bhi is chaman mein kabhi aashiyaana thaa

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

khud apne gham hi se ki pahle dosti ham ne
aur us ke baa'd gham-e-dostaan ko pahchaanaa

agar vo aaj raat hadd-e-iltifaat toD de
kabhi phir us se pyaar kaa khayaal bhi na aaegaa

mumkin hai ashk ban ke rahun chashm-e-yaar mein
mumkin hai bhuul jaae gham-e-rozgaar mein

kuchh vaqt apne saath guzaarungaa main 'zamir'
khud se agar milaa jo kabhi ku-e-yaar mein

hamein khabar thi bachaane kaa us mein yaaraa nahin
so ham bhi Duub gae aur use pukaaraa nahin