ghairon ko bhalaa samjhe aur mujh ko buraa jaanaa — Meer Mehdi Majrooh

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

shaghl-e-ulfat ko jo ahbaab buraa kahte hain
kuchh samajh mein nahin aataa ki ye kyaa kahte hain

itnaa mardud huun ki Dar hai mujhe
qabr se pheink de zamin na kahin

apni kashti kaa hai khudaa haafiz
pichhe tufaan hai saamne girdaab

kyuun paas mire aa kar yuun baiThe ho munh phere
kyaa lab tire misri hain main jin ko chabaa jaataa

churaa ke muTThi mein dil ko chhupaae baiThe hain
bahaanaa ye hai ki mehndi lagaae baiThe hain

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

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

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

haadsa ye hai ki ham jaan na moattar kar paae
vo to khush-bu thaa use yuun bhi bikhar jaanaa thaa

jis ko jaanaa hi nahin us ko khudaa kyuun maanein
aur jise jaan chuke hon vo khudaa kaise ho

dil yahi kahtaa chalaa hai ku-e-jaanaan ki taraf
aur thoDi duur chaliye aur thoDi duur hai