marham-e-hijr thaa ajab iksir — Jaun Elia

bin tumhaare kabhi nahin aai
kyaa miri niind bhi tumhaari hai

ek qattaala chaahiye ham ko
ham ye ealaan-e-aam kar rahe hain

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi

bahut nazdik aati jaa rahi ho
bichhaDne kaa iraada kar liyaa kyaa

ham ajab hain ki us ki baahon mein
shikva-e-naarasaai karte hain

dil ki taklif kam nahin karte
ab koi shikva ham nahin karte

kuchh aur vus'atein darkaar hain mohabbat ko
visaal-o-hijr pe daar-o-madaar mushkil hai

kabhi khauf thaa tire hijr kaa kabhi aarzu ke zavaal kaa
rahaa hijr-o-vasl ke darmiyaan tujhe kho sakaa na main paa sakaa

hijr mein us nigaar-e-taabaan ke
lamha lamha baras hai kyaa kiije

us se na miliye jis se mile dil tamaam umr
sujhi hamein bhi hijr mein aakhir ko duur ki

raaton ko puchhti hai talab mujh se ye savaal
kyon hijr ne rakhaa mire ghar ko ujaaD kar

sunaa rahaa huun nakirain ko fasaana-e-hijr
savaal un ke judaa hain mire javaab judaa