kisi ko dekh ke chup chup se kyuun hue 'mohsin' — Mohsin Naqvi

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

tumhein jab ru-ba-ru dekhaa kareinge
ye sochaa hai bahut sochaa kareinge

mausam-e-zard mein ek dil ko bachaaun kaise
aisi rut mein to ghane peD bhi jhaD jaate hain

kaun si baat hai tum mein aisi
itne achchhe kyuun lagte ho

baDi umr ke baa'd in aankhon mein koi abr utraa tiri yaadon kaa
mire dil ki zamin aabaad hui mire gham kaa nagar shaadaab huaa

azal se qaaem hain donon apni zidon pe 'mohsin'
chalegaa paani magar kinaara nahin chalegaa

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

fazaa udaas hai rut muzmahil hai main chup huun
jo ho sake to chalaa aa kisi ki khaatir tu

saaqi ye khamoshi bhi to kuchh ghaur-talab hai
saaqi tire mai-khvaar baDi der se chup hain

roz-e-jazaa mein aakhir puchhaa na jaaegaa kyaa
teraa ye chup lagaanaa meraa savaal karnaa

kisi ne haal jo puchhaa to ho gae khaamosh
tumhaari baat ham apni zabaan se kyaa kahte

vo chup lagi hai ki hanstaa hai aur na rotaa hai
ye ho gayaa hai khudaa jaane dil ko raat se kyaa