dil ki choTon ne kabhi chain se rahne na diyaa — Josh Malihabadi

had hai apni taraf nahin main bhi
aur un ki taraf khudaai hai

vahaan se hai miri himmat ki ibtidaa vallaah
jo intihaa hai tire sabr aazmaane ki

haan aasmaan apni bulandi se hoshiyaar
ab sar uThaa rahe hain kisi aastaan se ham

ik na ik zulmat se jab vaabasta rahnaa hai to 'josh'
zindagi par saaya-e-zulf-e-pareshaan kyuun na ho

ham aise ahl-e-nazar ko subut-e-haq ke liye
agar rasul na hote to subh kaafi thi

naqsh-e-khayaal dil se miTaayaa nahin hanuz
be-dard main ne tujh ko bhulaayaa nahin hanuz

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

dil kaa kamra raushni se bhar gayaa
jab jalaa dipak tumhaari yaad kaa

aa hi jaataa thaa khayaal-e-ghair mere zehn mein
'ain mauqa' par tumhaari yaad ne khaTkaa kiyaa

ijz ke saath chale aae hain ham 'yazdaani'
koi aur un ko manaa lene kaa Dhab yaad nahin

kabhi bolnaa vo khafaa khafaa kabhi baiThnaa vo judaa judaa
vo zamaana naaz o niyaaz kaa tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho

kis kaa hai jigar jis pe ye bedaad karoge
lo dil tumhein ham dete hain kyaa yaad karoge