haath chhuDaa kar jaane vaale — Khalid Moin

lakirein khinchte rahne se ban gai tasvir
koi bhi kaam ho, be-kaar thoDi hotaa hai

munkashif! aaj talak ho na sakaa
main khalaa huun ki khalaa hai mujh mein

main ne tujh ko manzil jaanaa
tu mujh ko rasta samjhaa thaa

mohabbat ki to koi had, koi sarhad nahin hoti
hamaare darmiyaan ye faasle, kaise nikal aae

ajab pur-lutf manzar dekhtaa rahtaa huun baarish mein
badan jaltaa hai aur main bhigtaa rahtaa huun baarish mein

is shahr-e-fusun-gar ke azaab aur, savaab aur
hijr aur tarah kaa hai, visaal aur tarah kaa

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

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

mohabbat aap hi manzil hai apni
na jaane husn kyuun itraa rahaa hai

tum ko paanaa nahin miraa maqsad
ab faqat tum ko bhuul jaanaa hai