phir khule ibtidaa-e-ishq ke baab — Abu Mohammad Sahar

hindu se puchhiye na musalmaan se puchhiye
insaaniyat kaa gham kisi insaan se puchhiye

ishq ke mazmun the jin mein vo risaale kyaa hue
ai kitaab-e-zindagi tere havaale kyaa hue

'sahar' ab hogaa meraa zikr bhi raushan-dimaaghon mein
mohabbat naam ki ik rasm-e-bejaa chhoD di main ne

hamein tanhaaiyon mein yuun to kyaa kyaa yaad aataa hai
magar sach puchhiye to ek chehraa yaad aataa hai

hosh-mandi se jahaan baat na banti ho 'sahar'
kaam aise mein bahut be-khabari aati hai

takmil-e-aarzu se bhi hotaa hai gham kabhi
aisi duaa na maang jise bad-duaa kahein

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

'ishq mein intihaa ki had na hui
'aashiqi teri mustanad na hui

mohabbat phuul banne par lagi thi
palaT kar phir kali kar li hai main ne

kuchh aur vus'atein darkaar hain mohabbat ko
visaal-o-hijr pe daar-o-madaar mushkil hai

tazkira soz-e-mohabbat kaa kiyaa thaa ik baar
taa-dam-e-marg zabaan se miri chhaale na gae