aaine par koi tohmat na dharo — Iqbal Khawar

bahut hairat-zada hai aaina bhi
ki chehre par koi chehra nahin hai

niind mat DhunD meri aankhon mein
silvaTein dekh mere bistar par

us ko matlab kaa jab milaa mausam
rang us ke the dekhne vaale

tu bhi dekhegaa zaraa rang utar lein tere
ham hi rakhte hain tujhe yaad ki sab rakhte hain

kyon miri daastaan kaa hissa hain
jo miri daastaan ke the hi nahin

izhaar ki ye bhi surat thi
khaamoshi ko fariyaad kiyaa

saaqi mujhe sharaab ki tohmat nahin pasand
mujh ko tiri nigaah kaa ilzaam chaahiye

'alvi' khvaahish bhi thi baanjh
jazba bhi naa-mard milaa

kuchh log jo savaar hain kaaghaz ki naav par
tohmat taraashte hain havaa ke dabaav par

shaa'iri kyaa hai miri jaan tujhe maa'lum nahin
ek tohmat hai jo mujh par bhi lagaa di gai hai

ye pyaar kaa jazba tire kuchh kaam to aae
meraa nahin bantaa hai to ban aur kisi kaa

de hausle ki daad ki ham tere gham mein aaj
baiThe hain mahfilon ko sajaae tire baghair