kyaa kohkan ki koh-kani kyaa junun-e-qais — 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

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

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

uThaa sakte nahin jab chuum kar hi chhoDnaa achchhaa
mohabbat kaa ye patthar is dafa bhaari ziyaada hai

tiri abru hai mehraab-e-mohabbat
namaaz-e-ishq mere par hui farz

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin