koi makin thaa na mehmaan aane vaalaa thaa — Manzoor Hashmi

yaqin ho to koi raasta nikaltaa hai
havaa ki oT bhi le kar charaagh jaltaa hai

tiis chaalis din to kaaT diye
aur kitne hain is mahine mein

qubul kaise karun un kaa faisla ki ye log
mire khilaaf hi meraa bayaan maangte hain

sunaa hai sachchi ho niyat to raah khulti hai
chalo safar na karein kam se kam iraada karein

kabhi kabhi to kisi ajnabi ke milne par
bahut puraanaa koi silsila nikaltaa hai

hadaf bhi mujh ko banaanaa hai aur mere harif
mujhi se tiir mujhi se kamaan maangte hain

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

ye na thi hamaari qismat ki visaal-e-yaar hotaa
agar aur jiite rahte yahi intizaar hotaa

hai khushi intizaar ki har dam
main ye kyuun puchhun kab mileinge aap

muddat hui palak se palak aashnaa nahin
kyaa is se ab ziyaada kare intizaar chashm

muntazir sab mire zavaal ke hain
mere ahbaab bhi kamaal ke hain