lutf to deti hai ye aavaargi — 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

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

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

jaanib-e-kaaba tu kyuun le gayaa but-khaane se
mujh se divaane ko ai ishq na bahkaanaa thaa

kahin dekhaa hai is haiat kaa maashuq
nazar kiijo muslimaanaan! khudaa-raa

kucha-e-yaar se yaarab na uThaanaa ham ko
is bure haal mein bhi ham to yahin achchhe hain

ku-e-jaanaan mein gar ab jaaein bhi to kyaa dekhein
koi rauzan na rahaa ban gai divaar nai