koi taamir ki surat to nikle — Manish Shukla

aakhir ham ko be-zaari tak le aai
har shai par girvida rahne ki aadat

chand lakirein to is darja gahri thiin
dekhne vaalaa Duub gayaa tasviron mein

kitni ujlat mein miTaa Daalaa gayaa
aag mein sab kuchh jalaa Daalaa gayaa

baat karne kaa hasin taur-tariqa sikhaa
ham ne urdu ke bahaane se saliqa sikhaa

miri aavaargi hi mere hone ki alaamat hai
mujhe phir is safar ke baa'd bhi koi safar denaa

ab apnaa chehra begaana lagtaa hai
ham ko thi sanjida rahne ki aadat

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

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

koi viraani si viraani hai
dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aayaa

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

dam liyaa thaa na qayaamat ne hanuz
phir tiraa vaqt-e-safar yaad aayaa

tumhaari yaad nikalti nahin mire dil se
nasha chhalaktaa nahin hai sharaab se baahar