ajiib dard saa us lamha-e-visaal mein thaa — Iftikhar Haidar

miir ke kuchh ashaar milaa kar raashid ki kuchh nazmon mein
vahshat ki aamezish kar ke ik uslub banaanaa hai

siiTi ki aavaaz suni aur saaraa maazi lauT aayaa
pas-manzar mein rail nahin hai puuraa ek afsaana hai

jitni fursat hai zindagi mein nasib
utni fursat mein main se tu ho jaa

tire baghair guzaaraa nahin kisi surat
use ye baat bataane se baat bigDi hai

shaam hote hi tere hijr kaa dukh
dil mein khema lagaa ke baiTh gayaa

bijli gai to vo bhi hamaare makaan ki
bijli giri to vo bhi hamaare makaan par

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

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

shaayad log isi raunaq ko garmi-e-mahfil kahte hain
khud hi aag lagaa dete hain ham apni tanhaai ko

pahle nahaai os mein phir aansuon mein raat
yuun buund buund utri hamaare gharon mein raat

dard-e-ulfat zindagi ke vaaste iksir hai
khaak ke putle isi jauhar se insaan ho gae