zaraa baahon ke halqe aur kas lo — Mehshar Afridi

zamin par ghar banaayaa hai magar jannat mein rahte hain
hamaari khush-nasibi hai ki ham bhaarat mein rahte hain

'aql aur 'ishq laDte rahe der tak
'aql maari gai 'ishq zinda rahaa

vo kuchh ghalat nahin thaa hamin bevaquf the
shishe ko saaf karte rahe is taraf se ham

jab tumhaari ye maatami aankhein
muskuraati hain shor thamtaa hai

visaal-e-yaar furqaton ki rut badal nahin rahaa
badan qaraar paa gayaa hai dil sanbhal nahin rahaa

tumhaare husn ko kab tak varaq varaq paDhte
so ek raat mein puuri kitaab paDh Daali

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

dete phirte the hasinon ki gali mein aavaaz
kabhi aaina-farosh-e-dil-e-hairaan ham the

najd se jaanib-e-lailaa jo havaa aati hai
dil-e-majnun ke dhaDakne ki sadaa aati hai

phir oDh kar chali hai havas ishq ki ridaa
phir baDh gae fareb ke imkaan nae nae

dhokaa khaane pe ro paDaa hogaa
ye koi 'ishq mein nayaa hogaa