Akhtar Shirani

laundry kholi thi us ke ishq men
par vo kapDe ham se dhulvata nahin

us ke ahd-e-shabab men jiina
jiine vaalo tumhen hua kya hai

kucha-e-husn chhuTa to hue rusva-e-sharab
apni qismat men jo likkhi thi vo khvari na ga.i

mar ja.enge jab ham to bahut yaad karegi
ji bhar ke sata le shab-e-hijran koi din aur

rangini-o-nuz.hat pe na maghrur ho bulbul
hai rang bahar-e-chamanistan koi din aur

ai dil vo ashiqi ke fasane kidhar ga.e
vo umr kya hui vo zamane kidhar ga.e

kis ko fursat thi zamaane ke sitam sahne ki
gar na us shokh ki aankhon kaa ishaaraa hotaa

ab to miliye bas laDaai ho chuki
ab to chaliye pyaar ki baatein karein

zindagi kitni masarrat se guzarti yaa rab
aish ki tarah agar gham bhi gavaaraa hotaa

yaad aao mujhe lillaah na tum yaad karo
meri aur apni javaani ko na barbaad karo

muddatein ho gaiin bichhDe hue tum se lekin
aaj tak dil se mire yaad tumhaari na gai

jo bhi buraa bhalaa hai allaah jaantaa hai
bande ke dil mein kyaa hai allaah jaantaa hai