vo bhii kyaa log the aasaan thii raahen jin kii
band aankhen kiye ik simt chale jaate the
aql-o-dil Khvaab-o-haqiiqat kii na uljhan na Khalish
muKhtalif jalve nigaahon ko na bahalaate the
ishq saadaa bhii thaa beKhud bhii junuun_peshaa bhii
husn ko apanii adaaon pe hijaab aataa thaa
phuul khilate the to phuulon men nashaa hotaa thaa
raat Dhalatii thii to shiishon pe shabaab aataa thaa
chaa.Ndanii kaif_asar ruuh_afzaa hotii thii
abr aataa thaa to bad_mast bhii ho jaate the
din men shorish bhii huaa karatii thii hangaame bhii
raat kii god men muunh Dhaanp ke so jaate the
narm rau vaqt ke dhaare pe safiine the ravaa.N
saahil-o-bahr ke aa_iin na badalate the kabhii
naaKhudaao.n pe bharosaa thaa muqaddar pe yaqii.n
chaadar-e-aab se tuufaan na ubalate the kabhii
ham ke tuufaano.n ke paale bhii sataaye bhii hai.n
barq-o-baaraaN men vo hii shamen jalaayen kaise
ye jo aatish_kadaa duniyaa men bhaDak utthaa hai
aaNsuon se use har baar bujhaayen kaise
kar diyaa barq-o-buKhaaraat ne mahashar barpaa
apane daftar men litaafat ke sivaa kuchh bhii nahiin
ghir gaye vaqt kii beraham kashaakash men magar
paas tahaziib kii daulat ke sivaa kuchh bhii nahiin
ye andheraa ye talaatum ye havaaon kaa Kharosh
is men taaron kii subuk narm ziyaa kyaa karatii
talKhii-e-ziist se kaDavaa huaa aashiq kaa mizaaj
nigaah-e-yaar kii maasuum adaa kyaa karatii
safar aasaan thaa to manzil bhii baDii raushan thii
aaj kis darjaa purasaraar hain raahen apanii
kitanii parachhaa_iyaan aatii hain tajallii ban kar
kitane jalvon se ulajhatii hain nigaahen apanii
