but karein aarzu khudaai ki — Seemab Akbarabadi

dekhte rahte hain chhup-chhup ke muraqqaa teraa
kabhi aati hai havaa bhi to chhupaa lete hain

tujhe daanista mahfil mein jo dekhaa ho to mujrim huun
nazar aakhir nazar hai be-iraada uTh gai hogi

manzil mili muraad mili muddaaa milaa
sab kuchh mujhe milaa jo tiraa naqsh-e-paa milaa

khudaa aur naakhudaa mil kar Dubo dein ye to mumkin hai
meri vajh-e-tabaahi sirf tufaan ho nahin saktaa

dekhte hi dekhte duniyaa se main uTh jaaungaa
dekhti ki dekhti rah jaaegi duniyaa mujhe

chamak jugnu ki barq-e-be-amaan maalum hoti hai
qafas mein rah ke qadr-e-aashiyaan maalum hoti hai

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

ab bhi barsaat ki raaton mein badan TuTtaa hai
jaag uThti hain ajab khvaahishein angDaai ki

bas ek pal ki tamannaa-e-vasl ki khaatir
tamaam 'umr lagaa di gai sanvarne mein

miri khvaahish hai ki aangan mein na divaar uThe
mire bhaai mire hisse ki zamin tu rakh le

tujh se milne ki tamannaa bhi bahut hai lekin
aane jaane mein kiraaya bhi bahut lagtaa hai

eid kaa chaand jo dekhaa to tamannaa lipTi
un se taqrib-e-mulaaqaat kaa rishta niklaa