Taleef Haidar

ye tera divana raat ga.e malum nahin kyuun pahron tak
aansu ki lakiron se kitne naqsh-e-jazbat bana.e hai

to kyuun is baar us ne mere aage sar jhukaya hai
use to aaj bhi mushkil na tha inkar kar dena

use kahan hamen qaidi bana ke rakhna tha
hamin ko shauq nahin tha kabhi riha.i ka

vo ek lamha jise tum ne mukhtasar jaana
ham aaise lamhe men ik dastan banate hain

safar hi bas kar-e-zindagi hai
azaab kya hai savab kya hai

inkar bhi karne ka bahana nahin milta
iqrar bhi karne ka maza dekh rahe hain

ye teraa divaana raat gae maalum nahin kyuun pahron tak
aansu ki lakiron se kitne naqsh-e-jazbaat banaae hai

use kahaan hamein qaidi banaa ke rakhnaa thaa
hamin ko shauq nahin thaa kabhi rihaai kaa

bahut mushkil thaa mujh ko raah kaa hamvaar kar denaa
to main ne tai kiyaa is dasht ko divaar kar denaa

aksar mire sheron ki sanaa karte rahe hain
vo log jo ghaalib ke taraf-daar nahin hain

vo ek lamha jise tum ne mukhtasar jaanaa
ham aaise lamhe mein ik daastaan banaate hain

ye shahr apni isi haav-hu se zinda hai
tumhaari aur miri guftugu se zinda hai