Anees Ashfaq

ham tere asman men ai harf-e-e'tibar
uDna to chahte hain magar par kahan se laa.en

dekha hai kisi ahu-e-khush-chashm ko us ne
ankhon men bahut us ki chamak aa.i hui hai

ye khana hamesha se viran hai
kahan koi dil ke makan men raha

is pe hairan hain kharidar ki qimat hai bahut
mere gauhar ki tab-o-tab nahin dekhte hain

dastak pe ab gharon se koi bolta nahin
pahle ye shahr shahr-e-'adam-raftagan na tha

kyuun nahin hote munajaton ke ma.ani munkashif
ramz ban jaata hai kyuun harf-e-dua ham se suno

to kyaa huaa jo galaa ye rasan mein rahne lagaa
maza to daana-e-haq kaa dahan mein rahne lagaa

dekhaa hai kisi aahu-e-khush-chashm ko us ne
aankhon mein bahut us ki chamak aai hui hai

is pe hairaan hain kharidaar ki qimat hai bahut
mere gauhar ki tab-o-taab nahin dekhte hain

ye khaana hamesha se viraan hai
kahaan koi dil ke makaan mein rahaa

ham tere aasmaan mein ai harf-e-e'tibaar
uDnaa to chaahte hain magar par kahaan se laaein

dastak pe ab gharon se koi boltaa nahin
pahle ye shahr shahr-e-'adam-raftagaan na thaa