teraa chehra kitnaa suhaanaa lagtaa hai — Kaif Bhopali

chaahtaa huun phunk duun is shahr ko
shahr mein in kaa bhi ghar hai kyaa karun

kaise maanein ki unhein bhuul gayaa tu ai 'kaif'
un ke khat aaj hamein tere sirhaane se mile

mai-kasho aage baDho tishna-labo aage baDho
apnaa haq maangaa nahin jaataa hai chhinaa jaae hai

ham na piyeinge bhiik ki saaqi
le ye tiraa paimaana paDaa hai

kyaa koi mohabbat mein yuun bhi benaam-o-nishaan ho jaataa hai
main huun ki abhi tak zinda huun duniyaa hai ki bhuli jaati hai

mat dekh ki phirtaa huun tire hijr mein zinda
ye puchh ki jiine mein maza hai ki nahin hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

ai be-khudi-e-dil mujhe ye bhi khabar nahin
kis din bahaar aai main divaana kab huaa

hai ab is maamure mein qaht-e-gham-e-ulfat 'asad'
ham ne ye maanaa ki dilli mein rahein khaaveinge kyaa

tumhi ne kaun si achchhaai ki hai
chalo maanaa ki main achchhaa nahin thaa

jo hansnaa hansaanaa hotaa hai
rone ko chhupaanaa hotaa hai