aataa hai khauf aankh jhapakte hue mujhe — Shahzad Ahmad

ab to insaan ki azmat bhi koi chiiz nahin
log patthar ko khudaa maan liyaa karte the

zabaanein thak chukin patthar hue kaan
kahaani an-kahi thi an-kahi hai

ek se manzar dekh dekh kar aankhein dukhne lagti hain
is raste par peD bahut hain aur haraa koi bhi nahin

khule asraar us par jism ke aahista aahista
bahut din mein use baatein na karne kaa hunar aayaa

bharpur nahin hain kisi chehre ke khad-o-khaal
dekhaa nahin vo chaand jo puuraa nazar aae

khuli fazaa mein agar laDkhaDaa ke chal na sakein
to zahr piinaa hai behtar sharaab piine se

in sitaaron mein kahin tum bhi ho
in nazaaron mein kahin main bhi huun

nazar mili to nazaaron mein baanT di main ne
ye raushni bhi sitaaron mein baanT di main ne

us ki palkon pe jo chamkaa thaa sitaara koi
dekhte dekhte mahtaab huaa jaataa hai

kaise gulfaam kahun, kaise sitaara samjhun
vo badan aur hi miTTi kaa banaayaa huaa hai

hamaare aasmaan kaa har sitaara sab pe raushan hai
kisi zakhm-e-mohabbat ko nihaan ham ne nahin rakkhaa

falak bedaad kartaa hai jo jaur ijaad karte hain
ghazab shaagird Dhaataa hai sitam ustaad karte hain