sahraa-e-be-khayaal mein jal-thal kahaan ke hain — 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

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

dil kaun hai ki us se kahein raaz-e-ishq ham
tere khayaal se bhi na ham guftugu karein

jab mile do dil mukhil phir kaun hai
baiTh jaao khud hayaa uTh jaaegi

ranjishein aisi hazaar aapas mein hoti hain dilaa
vo agar tujh se khafaa hai tu hi jaa mil kyaa huaa

taa-falak le gai betaabi-e-dil tab bole
hazrat-e-ishq ki pahlaa hai ye ziinaa apnaa