main divaanaa huun sadaa kaa mujhe mat qaid karo — Qayem Chaandpuri

mai pi jo chaahe aatish-e-dozakh se tu najaat
jaltaa nahin vo uzv jo tar ho sharaab mein

kahtaa hai aaina ki hai tujh saa hi ek aur
baavar nahin to laa main tire ru-ba-ru karun

gandumi rang jo hai duniyaa mein
meri chhaati pe muung daltaa hai

iraad kar na paDh ke miraa khat ki ye tamaam
be-rabtiyaan hain samra-e-hangaam-e-ishtiyaaq

koi din aage bhi zaahid ajab zamaana thaa
har ik mohalle ki masjid sharaab-khaana thaa

TuuTaa jo kaaba kaun si ye jaa-e-gham hai shaikh
kuchh qasr-e-dil nahin ki banaayaa na jaaegaa

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

ik raat hai phaili hui sadiyon par
har lamha andheron ke asar mein hai

fikr-e-maaash maatam-e-dil aur khayaal-e-yaar
tum sab se maazarat ki tabiat udaas hai

maza to jab hai udaasi ki shaam ho 'shaahin'
aur us ke biich se shaam-e-tarab nikal aae