agar yunhi mujhe rakkhaa gayaa akele mein — Abbas Tabish

masruf hain kuchh itne ki ham kaar-e-mohabbat
aaghaaz to kar lete hain jaari nahin rakhte

ek mohabbat aur vo bhi naakaam mohabbat
lekin is se kaam chalaayaa jaa saktaa hai

main use dekh ke lauTaa huun to kyaa dekhtaa huun
shahr kaa shahr mujhe dekhne aayaa huaa hai

ghar pahunchtaa hai koi aur hamaare jaisaa
ham tire shahr se jaate hue mar jaate hain

faqat maal-o-zar-e-divaar-o-dar achchhaa nahin lagtaa
jahaan bachche nahin hote vo ghar achchhaa nahin lagtaa

chaand-chehre mujhe achchhe to bahut lagte hain
ishq main us se karungaa jise urdu aae