sahraa mein aa nikle to maalum huaa — Kashif Husain Ghair

na ham vahshat mein apne ghar se nikle
na sahraa apni viraani se niklaa

bane hain kaam sab uljhan se mere
yahi atvaar hain bachpan se mere

zindagi mein kasak zaruri thi
ye khalaa pur tiri kami se huaa

haal puchhaa na kare haath milaayaa na kare
main isi dhuup mein khush huun koi saaya na kare

kyaa chaahti hai ham se hamaari ye zindagi
kyaa qarz hai jo ham se adaa ho nahin rahaa

mere andar kaa shor hai mujh mein
varna baahar to khaamushi hai yahaan

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

kis ki aaankhon se giraa hai ye
ye samundar hai baDaa saa aansu

agar ho tum 'haajara' to phir mujh se mil ke 'masrur' kyuun nahin ho
tumhaare aage 'opendr-naath-ashk' ban ke aansu bahaa rahaa huun

na chaaraagar ki zarurat na kuchh davaa ki hai
duaa ko haath uThaao ki gham ki raat kaTe