dil lutf-e-intizaar kaa ummid-vaar thaa — Aafreen Faheem Aafi

marne ke liye aae the ham dasht-e-balaa mein
jiine ki du'aa de gayaa darvesh hamein kyon

ye aur baat musalsal haraa rahaa lekin
darakht-e-dil pe kabhi mausami samar na lage

aarzu-e-dil-e-betaab mukammal kar de
khvaahish-e-did-e-sanam chashm mein bal khaati hai

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

be-khudi le gai kahaan ham ko
der se intizaar hai apnaa

ishq kachche ghaDe pe Duub gayaa
lamha jab intizaar kaa aayaa

ghazab kiyaa tire vaade pe e'tibaar kiyaa
tamaam raat qayaamat kaa intizaar kiyaa

aisi hi intizaar mein lazzat agar na ho
to do ghaDi firaaq mein apni basar na ho