rishton kaa e'tibaar vafaaon kaa intizaar — Nida Fazli

ek be-chehra si ummid hai chehra chehra
jis taraf dekhiye aane ko hai aane vaalaa

kuchh bhi bachaa na kahne ko har baat ho gai
aao kahin sharaab piyein raat ho gai

apne lahje ki hifaazat kijiye
sher ho jaate hain naa-maalum bhi

ghi misri bhi bhej kabhi akhbaaron mein
kai dinon se chaae hai kaDvi yaa allaah

zaruri kyaa har ik mahfil mein baiThein
takalluf ki ravaa-daari se bachiye

yuun to qadam qadam pe hai divaar saamne
koi na ho to khud se ulajh jaanaa chaahiye

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

barson se khaDaa huun haath uThaae
taasir-e-duaa kaa muntazir huun

jo tire intizaar mein guzre
bas vahi intizaar ke din the

ye na thi hamaari qismat ki visaal-e-yaar hotaa
agar aur jiite rahte yahi intizaar hotaa

hai khushi intizaar ki har dam
main ye kyuun puchhun kab mileinge aap