ek isi baat kaa thaa Dar us ko — Pooja Bhatiya

vo jo pahlaa thaa apnaa ishq vahi
aakhiri vaardaat thi dil ki

vo kis kaa hai is se kyaa lenaa denaa
baaz dafa kaafi hai us kaa honaa bhi

chalte chalte aksar ruk kar sochaa bhi
kyaa manzil par yaad rahegaa rastaa bhi

qatl karnaa to is ko Thiik nahin
ishq ki maut haadse mein ho

us ki bechaini baDhaanaa chaahti huun
suniye kah kar chup lagaanaa chaahti huun

thi hausle ki baat zamaane mein zindagi
qadmon kaa faasla bhi yahaan ek jast thaa

nikal ke khuld se un ko mili khilaafat-e-arz
nikaale jaane ki tohmat hamaare sar aai

be-zaar hain jo jazba-e-hubb-ul-vatani se
vo log kisi se bhi mohabbat nahin karte

aql kahti hai na jaa kucha-e-qaatil ki taraf
sarfaroshi ki havas kahti hai chal kyaa hogaa

de hausle ki daad ke ham tere gham mein aaj
baiThe hain mahfilon ko sajaae tire baghair

rah-guzaar-e-maarifat tak ho rasaai yaa na ho
jazba--e-pur-shauq ki vaaraftagi kuchh kam nahin