aks-e-zulf-e-ravaan nahin jaataa — Rasa Chughtai

jin aankhon se mujhe tum dekhte ho
main un aankhon se duniyaa dekhtaa huun

miTTi jab tak nam rahti hai
khushbu taaza-dam rahti hai

aur kuchh yuun huaa ki bachchon ne
chhinaa-jhapTi mein toD Daalaa mujhe

huiin aankhein ajab behaal ab ke
ye baarish kar gai kangaal ab ke

dil dhaDaktaa hai sar-e-raah-e-khayaal
ab ye aavaaz jahaan tak pahunche

hai koi yahaan shahr mein aisaa ki jise main
apnaa na kahun aur vo apnaa mujhe samjhe

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

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

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

jab bhi vo mujh se milaa rone lagaa
aur jab tanhaa huaa rone lagaa

saaf jazbon ke havaale se to gham hain lekin
ek lamhe ki khushi ek sadi rahti hai