kahin bhi taair-e-aavaara ho magar tai hai — Syed Amin Ashraf

main par-shikasta na thaa baadalon ke biich magar
miri uDaan kaa zanjir se lipaT jaanaa

hai taa-hadd-e-imkaan koi basti na bayaabaan
aankhon mein koi khvaab dikhaai nahin detaa

ik chaand hai aavaara-o-betaab o falak-taab
ik chaand hai aasudgi-e-hijr kaa maaraa

lazzat-e-did khudaa jaane kahaan le jaae
aankh hoti hai to hotaa nahin qaabu dil par

kisi se ishq ho jaane ko afsaana nahin kahte
ki afsaane mata-e-kucha-o-baazaar hote hain

is tarah chashm-e-nim-vaa ghaafil bhi thi bedaar bhi
jaise nasha ho raat kaa yaa subh kaa taDkaa huaa

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

main jis mein rah na sakaa ji-huzuriyon ke sabab
ye aadmi hai usi kaamyaab mausam kaa