usi ke honTon ke phuul baab-e-qubul chumein — Kabir Ajmal

zamir o zehn mein ik sard jang jaari hai
kise shikast duun aur kis pe fath paaun main

vo mere khvaab churaa kar bhi khush nahin 'ajmal'
vo ek khvaab lahu mein jo phail jaanaa thaa

kyuun baam pe aavaazon kaa dhammaal hai 'ajmal'
is ghar pe to aaseb kaa saaya bhi nahin hai

kahte hain ki uThne ko hai ab rasm-e-mohabbat
aur is ke sivaa koi tamaashaa bhi nahin hai

ye gham miraa hai to phir ghair se ilaaqa kyaa
mujhe hi apni tamannaa kaa baar Dhone de

kis se main un kaa Thikaanaa puchhtaa
saamne khaali makaan thaa aur main

kab tak tu aasmaan mein chhup ke baiThegaa
maang rahaa huun main kab se duaa baahar aa

hijr ki shab naala-e-dil vo sadaa dene lage
sunne vaale raat kaTne ki duaa dene lage

ye naqsha hai ki munh takne lagaa hai muddaaa meraa
ye haalat hai ki surat dekhtaa hai muddai meri

main zindagi ki duaa maangne lagaa huun bahut
jo ho sake to duaaon ko be-asar kar de

main chaahtaa thaa miraa ishq laa-zavaal rahe
so maghfirat ki duaa maangtaa rahaa kal raat

zakhm aur peD ne ik saath duaa maangi hai
dekhiye pahle yahaan kaun haraa hotaa hai