khud-farebi rahe to achchhaa hai — Neel Ahmed

mire siine se lag kar der tak roti hai tanhaai
kisi ne kah diyaa us se mohabbat ho gai mujh ko

havaa kaa rang nahin hai magar mizaaj to hai
havaa se dosti karnaa koi mazaaq nahin

qaid kar lo mujhe khayaalon mein
is jahaan se rihaai mil jaae

apni aankhein nahin jalaaungi
main ne bujhte charaagh dekhe hain

kitne aalam guzar gae mujh par
tum ko sochaa thaa ek lamhe ko

aur phir mohabbat mein ji ke mar ke dekhaa hai
log sochte hain jo ham ne kar ke dekhaa hai

hasti ke mat fareb mein aa jaaiyo 'asad'
aalam tamaam halqa-e-daam-e-khayaal hai

us ne mujhe dar-asl kabhi chaahaa hi nahin thaa
khud ko de kar ye bhi dhokaa, dekh liyaa hai

bhaTak ke raah se ham sab ko aazmaa aae
fareb de gae jitne bhi rahnumaa aae

mujhi ko parda-e-hasti mein de rahaa hai fareb
vo husn jis ko kiyaa jalva-aafrin main ne

ahbaab ko de rahaa huun dhokaa
chehre pe khushi sajaa rahaa huun

bevafaa kahiye baa-vafaa kahiye
dil mein aae jo barmalaa kahiye