izhaar ki ye bhi surat thi — 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

aaine par koi tohmat na dharo
khaal-o-khad apne sanvaaro saahab

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

sab ko ham bhuul gae josh-e-junun mein lekin
ik tiri yaad thi aisi jo bhulaai na gai

sochtaa huun ki us ki yaad aakhir
ab kise raat bhar jagaati hai

ab to har baat yaad rahti hai
ghaaliban main kisi ko bhuul gayaa

dil-girafta hi sahi bazm sajaa li jaae
yaad-e-jaanaan se koi shaam na khaali jaae

aql ko tanqid se fursat nahin
ishq par aamaal ki buniyaad rakh