na vo aaein ki raahat ho na maut aae ki fursat ho — Jaleel Manikpuri

aaj hai vo bahaar kaa mausam
phuul toDun to haath jaam aae

pyaari surat vo haae kyaa hogi
jis ko be-dekhe pyaar aataa hai

sote mein vo jo mujh se ham-aaghosh ho gae
jitne gile the khvaab-e-faraamosh ho gae

tazkira soz-e-mohabbat kaa kiyaa thaa ik baar
taa-dam-e-marg zabaan se miri chhaale na gae

mohabbat ek taraf se mazaa nahin deti
kuchh iztiraab tujhe ho kuchh iztiraab mujhe

jo tire ishq mein tabaah huaa
koi us ko tabaah kar na sakaa

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

ik saaneha saa dafn huun lekin kabhi kabhi
sadiyon ki qabr se bhi uThaayaa gayaa huun main

dard-e-dil se ishq ke be-pardagi hoti nahin
ik chamak uThti hai lekin raushni hoti nahin

main tanhaa laDki dayaar-e-shab mein jalaaun sach ke diye kahaan tak
siyaahkaaron ki saltanat mein main kis tarah aaftaab likkhun