samajhte hain sheron ko bhi narm chaara — 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

hai ashk-o-aah raas hamaare mizaaj ko
yaani pale hue isi aab-o-havaa ke hain

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

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

naaseh ki nasihat se hai zid aur bhi dil ko
suntaa nahin hoshyaar ki divaana hamaaraa

havaa hai aasmaan hai aag hai paani hai miTTi hai
nuqush-e-yaar gar hote to main duniyaa banaa letaa

itnaa hairaan na ho meri anaa par pyaare
ishq mein bhi kai khuddaar nikal aate hain

hamin se ajnabi lahje mein baat karti hai
hamaare ghar ki hamaare dayaar ki miTTi

ham ajnabi hain aaj bhi apne dayaar mein
har shakhs puchhtaa hai yahi tum yahaan kahaan