baat niklegi to phir duur talak jaaegi — Kafeel Aazar Amrohvi

jab se ik khvaab ki taabir mili hai mujh ko
main har ik khvaab ki taabir se ghabraataa huun

tum ko maahaul se ho jaaegi nafrat 'aazar'
itne nazdik se dekhaa na karo yaaron ko

koi manzil nahin milti to Thahar jaate hain
ashk aankhon mein musaafir ki tarah aate hain

jaate jaate ye nishaani de gayaa
vo miri aaankhon mein paani de gayaa

ek ik baat mein sachchaai hai us ki lekin
apne vaadon se mukar jaane ko ji chaahtaa hai

us ki aankhon mein utar jaane ko ji chaahtaa hai
shaam hoti hai to ghar jaane ko ji chaahtaa hai

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

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

udaas aankhon se aansu nahin nikalte hain
ye motiyon ki tarah sipiyon mein palte hain

hindu se puchhiye na musalmaan se puchhiye
insaaniyat kaa gham kisi insaan se puchhiye

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai