bajaa ki raunaq-e-mahfil abhi uruuj pe hai — Minhaj Ali

yahi hai vaqt ki ji bhar ke dekh luun us ko
vo saamne hai magar dekhtaa nahin hai mujhe

didaar kaa visaal mein aayaa na koi lutf
us rukh pe be-rukhi ke the parde paDe hue

ghaur se dekh gulshan-e-duniyaa
har taraf khvaahishon kaa daldal hai

gulshan-e-dahr se khushbu ki tarah guzraa main
sab ko mahkaayaa magar apni numaaish nahin ki

darmiyaan garche hijaabaat nahin duuri ke
ab jo haail hai vo parda hai shanaasaai kaa

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

dasht ki naa-tamaam raahon par
koi saathi hai to shajar tanhaa

main akelaa huun tu bhi tanhaa hai
ham bhi kitne hain be-sahaare dekh

kis ko fursat thi ki 'akhtar' dekhtaa meri taraf
main jahaan jis bazm mein jab tak rahaa tanhaa rahaa

khalq be-parvaa khudaa bandon se tang aayaa huaa
main akelaa phir rahaa huun hashr ke maidaan mein

tum se mile to khud se ziyaada
tum ko akelaa paayaa ham ne