maat khaai hai aksar shaah ne pyaade se — Adil Zaidi

vaar pusht par karke kyaa milaa tumhein aakhir
ek pal mein kho baiThe e'tibaar jitnaa thaa

aankh lagne na paai sahar ho gai
zindagi be-iraada basar ho gai

apne rasm-o-rivaaj kho baiThe
baaqi ab khaandaan mein kyaa hai

ye sahn-e-arz-e-haram hai ba-ehtiyaat qadam
bahut qarib khudaa hai zaraa sanbhal ke chalo

ghaTaaein khul ke barsin thiin chaDhe the dil ke dariyaa bhi
chaDhe dariyaaon kaa ik din utarnaa bhi zaruri thaa

jab bhi aankh lage main dekhun ek suhaani surat
devi thi vo ruup ki raani yaa patthar ki murat

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

koi viraani si viraani hai
dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aayaa

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

yaad rakhnaa bhi ik ibaadat hai
kyuun na ham un kaa haafiza ho jaaein

tumhaari yaad nikalti nahin mire dil se
nasha chhalaktaa nahin hai sharaab se baahar