uThaa laayaa huun saare khvaab apne — 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

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

kisi ki yaad manaane mein iid guzregi
so shahr-e-dil mein bahut duur tak udaasi hai

yaad aae tu mujh ko bahut jab shab kaTe jab pau phaTe
jab vaadiyon mein duur tak kohraa dikhe be-ant saa

sunte to the 'razaa' hain sab hain baDe musalmaan
par kufr mein ziyaada nikle vo barahman se

phir laai hai barsaat tiri yaad kaa mausam
gulshan mein nayaa phuul khilaa dekh rahaa huun

zikr meraa aaegaa mahfil mein jab jab dosto
ro paDeinge yaad kar ke yaar sab yaari miri