phir vahi johd-e-musalsal phir vahi fikr-e-maaash — Shakeel Badayuni

meraa azm itnaa buland hai ki paraae sholon kaa Dar nahin
mujhe khauf aatish-e-gul se hai ye kahin chaman ko jalaa na de

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

kaafi hai mire dil ki tasalli ko yahi baat
aap aa na sake aap kaa paighaam to aayaa

kal raat zindagi se mulaaqaat ho gai
lab thartharaa rahe the magar baat ho gai

lamhe udaas udaas fazaaein ghuTi ghuTi
duniyaa agar yahi hai to duniyaa se bach ke chal

shaguftagi-e-dil-e-kaarvaan ko kyaa samjhe
vo ik nigaah jo uljhi hui bahaar mein hai

jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe
vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

zakhm kitne tiri chaahat se mile hain mujh ko
sochtaa huun ki kahun tujh se magar jaane de

soch lo kal kahin aansu na bahaane paD jaaein
khuun kaa kyaa hai ragon mein vo yunhi khaultaa hai

tire nazdik aa kar sochtaa huun
main zinda thaa ki ab zinda huaa huun

'aql kuchh kaam ki na thi 'asraar'
'ishq ne is ko Thiik Thaak kiyaa