main chaahtaa huun use aur chaahne ke sivaa — Saud Usmani

jaan hai to jahaan hai dil hai to aarzu bhi hai
ishq bhi ho rahegaa phir jaan abhi bachaaiye

har ik ufuq pe musalsal tulua hotaa huaa
main aaftaab ke maanind rahguzaar mein thaa

bahut dinon mein mire ghar ki khaamushi TuuTi
khud apne-aap se ik din kalaam main ne kiyaa

mujhe ye saare masihaa aziiz hain lekin
ye kah rahe hain ki main tum se faasla rakkhun

suraj ke ufuq hote hain manzil nahin hoti
so Dhaltaa rahaa jaltaa rahaa chaltaa rahaa main

itni siyaah-raat mein itni si raushni
ye chaand vo nahin miraa mahtaab aur hai

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

kuchh aur vus'atein darkaar hain mohabbat ko
visaal-o-hijr pe daar-o-madaar mushkil hai

tazkira soz-e-mohabbat kaa kiyaa thaa ik baar
taa-dam-e-marg zabaan se miri chhaale na gae

ghussa aataa hai pyaar aataa hai
ghair ke ghar se yaar aataa hai

urdu mein baat kijiye urdu mein boliye
haq hai zabaan kaa pyaar kaa ras is mein gholiye