dastak mein koi dard ki khushbu zarur thi — Qaisarul Jafri

ghar lauT ke roeinge maan baap akele mein
miTTi ke khilaune bhi saste na the mele mein

zindagi bhar ke liye ruuTh ke jaane vaale
main abhi tak tiri tasvir liye baiThaa huun

havaa khafaa thi magar itni sang-dil bhi na thi
hamin ko shama jalaane kaa hausla na huaa

divaaron se mil kar ronaa achchhaa lagtaa hai
ham bhi paagal ho jaaeinge aisaa lagtaa hai

kitne dinon ke pyaase honge yaaro socho to
shabnam kaa qatra bhi jin ko dariyaa lagtaa hai

tumhaare shahr kaa mausam baDaa suhaanaa lage
main ek shaam churaa luun agar buraa na lage

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

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

yahi dil jo ik buund hai bahr-e-gham ki
Dubo degaa sab shahr tufaan kar ke

jab bhi ye dil udaas hotaa hai
jaane kaun aas-paas hotaa hai

aansu miri aankhon se nikal jaate hain aksar
vo daur-e-mohabbat kabhi bhulaa to nahin huun