kitni ghaTaaein aaiin baras kar guzar gaiin — Wasif Dehlvi

bujhte hue charaagh farozaan kareinge ham
tum aaoge to jashn-e-charaaghaan kareinge ham

didaar se pahle hi kyaa haal huaa dil kaa
kyaa hogaa jo ulTeinge vo rukh se naqaab aakhir

daaman ke daagh ashk-e-nadaamat ne dho diye
lekin ye dil kaa daagh miTaayaa na jaa sakaa

aaj rukhsat ho gayaa duniyaa se ik bimaar-e-gham
dard aisaa dil mein uTThaa jaan le kar hi gayaa

vafur-e-be-khudi mein rakh diyaa sar un ke qadmon par
vo kahte hi rahe 'vaasif' ye mahfil hai ye mahfil hai

qismat ki tirgi ki kahaani na puchhiye
subh-e-vatan bhi shaam-e-gharibaan hai aaj kal

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

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

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

main badalte hue haalaat mein Dhal jaataa huun
dekhne vaale adaakaar samajhte hain mujhe

dil-e-haris hi apnaa na ho sakaa qaane
vagarna tere karam mein to kuchh kami na rahi

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi