muskaati aankhon mein aksar — Afzal Hazarvi

ik adnaa saa shaa'ir huun main laakhon mein
apni ik pahchaan banaataa rahtaa huun

andar se main TuTaa-phuTaa ek khanDar viraana thaa
zaahir jo taamir na hoti to main yaaro kyaa kartaa

panchhi saare peD se uD jaaeinge
sahn mein ik khaamushi rah jaaegi

safina ho rahaa hai gharq-e-tufaan
nigaahon se kinaare jaa rahe hain

khet jal-thal kar diye sailaab ne
mar gae armaan sab dahqaan ke

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

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi

balaa-e-jaan thi jo bazm-e-tamaashaa chhoD di main ne
khushaa ai zindagi khvaabon ki duniyaa chhoD di main ne

nahin karte vo baatein aalam-e-ruyaa mein bhi ham se
khushi ke khvaab bhi dekhein to be-taabir hote hain

jise ishrat-kada-e-dahr samajhtaa thaa main
aakhir-e-kaar vo ik khvaab-e-pareshaan niklaa

main ne jo khvaab abhi dekhaa nahin hai 'akhtar'
meraa har khvaab usi khvaab ki taabir bhi hai