ab ji ke bahalne ki hai ek yahi surat — Shahryar

dil mein rakhtaa hai na palkon pe biThaataa hai mujhe
phir bhi ik shakhs mein kyaa kyaa nazar aataa hai mujhe

chal chal ke thak gayaa hai ki manzil nahin koi
kyuun vaqt ek moD pe Thahraa huaa saa hai

zabaan mili bhi to kis vaqt be-zabaanon ko
sunaane ke liye jab koi daastaan na rahi

safar kaa nashsha chaDhaa hai to kyuun utar jaae
maza to jab hai koi lauT ke na ghar jaae

har taraf apne ko bikhraa paaoge
aainon ko toD ke pachhtaaoge

bataaun kis tarah ahbaab ko aankhein jo aisi hain
ki kal palkon se TuuTi niind ki kirchein sameTin hain

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

hamein batlaa na dein aashiq jo hain ru-e-kitaabi par
sabaq hai kyaa koi maashuq jis ko yaad karte hain

har ek lamha tiri yaad mein basar karnaa
hamein bhi aa gayaa ab khud ko mo'tabar karnaa

sukhan ke kuchh to guhar main bhi nazr kartaa chalun
ajab nahin ki karein yaad maah o saal mujhe

sayyaad ab jo izn-e-rihaai diyaa to kyaa
muddat hui ki aarzu-e-baal-o-par gai

is se baDh kar tiri yaadon ki karun kyaa taazim
teri yaadon mein zamaane ko bhulaa rakkhaa hai