ik safar phir mari taqdir huaa jaataa hai — Mahtab Alam

ye san kar meri nindein uD gai hain
koi meraa bhi sapnaa dekhtaa hai

aansuon ke jahaan mein rahte hain
ham isi kahkashaan mein rahte hain

zehn aise bhi na ban jaaein nisaabon vaale
guftugu mein bhi huun alfaaz kitaabon vaale

naaqido tum to mire fan ki parakh rahne do
apne sone ko main pital nahin hone dungaa

dil bhi toDaa to saliqe se na toDaa tum ne
bevafaai ke bhi aadaab huaa karte hain

bane hain kitne chehre chaand suraj
ghazal ke istiaaraati ufuq par

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

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain
har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain

yuun to maujud apne ghar mein hai
aadmi mustaqil safar mein hai

zamin ki god mein itnaa sukun thaa 'anjum'
ki jo gayaa vo safar ki thakaan bhuul gayaa

asaatiza ne miraa haath thaam rakkhaa hai
isi liye to main pahunchaa huun apni manzil par