ik ajab kashmakash-e-saut-o-sadaa hai mujh mein — Moid Rasheedi

bichhaDte vaqt kahnaa thaa bahut kuchh
main kyaa kahtaa judaa hone se pahle

vo chaahte hain ki har baat maan li jaae
aur ek main huun ki har baat kaaT detaa huun

ab eatibaar nahin meri jaan kisi kaa nahin
charaagh sab ke liye hai dhuaan kisi kaa nahin

havas ki dhuup mein phailaa hai shor-e-khalq-e-khudaa
sunaa kisi ne nahin bastiyon mein girya-e-khaak

mujh ko paane ki tamanna mein vo gharqaab huaa
main ne saahil ki tamanna mein use khoyaa hai

itnaa aasaan nahin lafzon ko ghazal kar lenaa
shor ko sher banaane mein jigar lagtaa hai

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

sadqe tire hote hain suraj bhi sitaare bhi
ham kis se kahein dil hai siine mein hamaare bhi

aadhe ghar mein main hotaa huun aadhe ghar mein tanhaai
kaun si chiiz kahaan rakh di hai kaun mujhe batlaaegaa