khvaahishon ne Dubo diyaa dil ko — Ismail Merathi

thi chheD usi taraf se varna
main aur majaal aarzu ki

dariyaa ki tarah ravaan huun lekin
ab tak bhi vahin huun main jahaan huun

haan dil-e-be-taab chande intizaar
amn-o-raahat kaa Thikaana aur hai

roz-e-jazaa mein aakhir puchhaa na jaaegaa kyaa
teraa ye chup lagaanaa meraa savaal karnaa

samajhte hain sheron ko bhi narm chaara
ghazaalaan-e-shahri se hoshyaar rahnaa

dilbari jazb-e-mohabbat kaa karishma hai faqat
kuchh karaamat nahin jaadu nahin eajaaz nahin

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi

badalte vaqt ne badle mizaaj bhi kaise
tiri adaa bhi gai meraa baankpan bhi gayaa

barsaat kaa baadal to divaana hai kyaa jaane
kis raah se bachnaa hai kis chhat ko bhigonaa hai

na ho ehsaas to saaraa jahaan hai be-his-o-murda
gudaaz-e-dil ho to dukhti ragein milti hain patthar mein