mai-khaane mein kyuun yaad-e-khudaa hoti hai aksar — Riyaz Khairabadi

mai-khaane mein mazaar hamaaraa agar banaa
duniyaa yahi kahegi ki jannat mein ghar banaa

aap aae to khayaal-e-dil-e-naashaad aayaa
aap ne yaad dilaayaa to mujhe yaad aayaa

ghurur bhi jo karun main to aajizi ho jaae
khudi mein lutf vo aae ki be-khudi ho jaae

ham jaante hain lutf-e-taqaazaa-e-mai-farosh
vo naqd mein kahaan jo mazaa hai udhaar mein

baDe paak tinat baDe saaf baatin
'riyaaz' aap ko kuchh hamin jaante hain

aisi hi intizaar mein lazzat agar na ho
to do ghaDi firaaq mein apni basar na ho

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

jalte dil ko raam kiyaa to yaad aayaa
ulTi cigarette raakh hui be-dhyaani mein

kaise kaise main bhulaa huun
kaise yaad aa jaataa hai tu

tamaam raat vo pahlu ko garm kartaa rahaa
kisi ki yaad kaa nashsha sharaab jaisaa thaa

pahle us ko yaad kiyaa hai
phir aansu ijaad kiyaa hai

hamaari laash gulistaan mein dafn kar sayyaad
chaman se duur koi nauha-khvaan rahe na rahe