zehn ki qaid se aazaad kiyaa jaae use — Salim Saleem

main ghaTtaa jaa rahaa huun apne andar
tumhein itnaa ziyaada kar liyaa hai

is dil mein chubhaa rahtaa thaa kaanTe ki tarah vo
ik roz use main ne mohabbat se nikaalaa

kitne bekaar khudaaon ki ibaadat ki hai
aakhiri baar kisi but se shikaayat ki hai

aa rahaa hogaa vo daaman se havaa baandhe hue
aaj khushbu ko pareshaan kiyaa jaaegaa

charaagh-e-ishq badan se lagaa thaa kuchh aisaa
main bujh ke rah gayaa us ko havaa banaane mein

sunaa hai chaand ko uljhaa liyaa hai shaakhon ne
so ab charaagh darichon pe rakh diye jaaein

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

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

koi viraani si viraani hai
dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aayaa

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

tumhaari yaad nikalti nahin mire dil se
nasha chhalaktaa nahin hai sharaab se baahar

silvaTein hain mire chehre pe to hairat kyuun hai
zindagi ne mujhe kuchh tum se ziyaada pahnaa