adaa-e-khaar se gulshan ki baDh gai zinat — Afroz Alam

har khvaab shikasta hai taamir-e-nasheman kaa
har subh ke maathe par baazaar ki garmi hai

ye khulaa jism khule baal ye halke malbus
tum nai subh kaa aaghaaz karoge shaayad

tumhaari guftugu se aas ki khushbu chhalakti hai
jahaan tum ho vahaan pe zindagi maalum hoti hai

gum-sum saa khaDaa hai koi darvaaza-e-dil par
is shaam kaa manzar to dil-aavez bahut hai

main zehni taur pe aavaara hotaa jaataa huun
mire shuur mujhe apni had ke andar khinch

sataati hai tumhaari yaad jab mujh ko shab-e-hijraan
mujhe khud apni hasti ajnabi maalum hoti hai

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

qaatil tiri gali bhi badaun se kam nahin
jis ke qadam qadam pe mazaar-e-shahid hai

sayyaad teraa ghar mujhe jannat sahi magar
jannat se bhi sivaa mujhe raahat chaman mein thi