'taahir' khudaa ki raah mein dushvaariyaan sahi — Jafar Tahir

arsa-e-zulmat-e-hayaat kaTe
ham-nafas muskuraa ki raat kaTe

tujhe bhi dekh liyaa ham ne o khudaa-e-ajal
ki teraa zor chalaa bhi to ahl-e-gham pe chalaa

jab bhi dekhi hai kisi chehre pe ik taaza bahaar
dekh kar main tiri tasvir puraani royaa

ai vatan jab bhi sar-e-dasht koi phuul khilaa
dekh kar tere shahidon ki nishaani royaa

aapas ki guftugu mein bhi kaTne lagi zabaan
ab doston se tark-e-mulaaqaat chaahiye

ik umr bhaTakte hue guzri hai junun mein
ab kaun fareb-e-nigah-e-yaar mein aae

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

zamin-e-dil pe mohabbat ki aab-yaari ko
bahut hi TuuT ke barsi ghaTaa udaasi ki

judaai se ziyaada jaan-levaa
mohabbat mein mohabbat ki kami hai

masala ye nahin ki ishq huaa hai ham ko
masala ye hai ki izhaar kiyaa jaanaa hai

'baani' zaraa sambhal ke mohabbat kaa moD kaaT
ik haadsa bhi taak mein hogaa yahin kahin