zakhm risne lagaa hai phir shaayad — Khalid Sharif

bichhDaa kuchh is adaa se ki rut hi badal gai
ik shakhs saare shahr ko viraan kar gayaa

'khaalid' main baat baat pe kahtaa thaa jis ko jaan
vo shakhs aakhirash mujhe be-jaan kar gayaa

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai

naakaam hasraton ke sivaa kuchh nahin rahaa
duniyaa mein ab dukhon ke sivaa kuchh nahin rahaa

tum khush raho hamaari duaa hai tamaam-umr
apni to khair jaisi bhi guzri guzar gai

aaj kuchh rang digar hai mire ghar kaa 'khaalid'
sochtaa huun ye tiri yaad hai yaa khud tu hai

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

sab ko ham bhuul gae josh-e-junun mein lekin
ik tiri yaad thi aisi jo bhulaai na gai

vaqt har zakhm ko bhar detaa hai kuchh bhi kiije
yaad rah jaati hai halki si chubhan ki had tak

vatan ke log sataate the jab vatan mein the
vatan ki yaad sataati hai jab vatan mein nahin

kisi ki yaad manaane mein iid guzregi
so shahr-e-dil mein bahut duur tak udaasi hai

aadhi se ziyaada shab-e-gham kaaT chukaa huun
ab bhi agar aa jaao to ye raat baDi hai