havaa khafaa thi magar itni sang-dil bhi na 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

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

tu is tarah se mire saath bevafaai kar
ki tere baa'd mujhe koi bevafaa na lage

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

tohmat si liye phirte hain sadiyon se sar apne
rusvaa hai bahut naam yahaan ahl-e-hunar kaa

khudaayaa jazba-e-dil ki magar taasir ulTi hai
ki jitnaa khinchtaa huun aur khinchtaa jaae hai mujh se

raat kitni guzar gai lekin
itni himmat nahin ki ghar jaaein

himmat vaale pal mein badal dete hain duniyaa ko
sochne vaalaa dil to baiThaa sochaa kartaa hai

sar pe tufaan bhi hai saamne girdaab bhi hai
meri himmat ki vahi kachchaa ghaDaa hai dekho

himmat hai to buland kar aavaaz kaa alam
chup baiThne se hal nahin hone kaa masala