sau koshishon se aae the chandiyaa pe chaar baal — Ahmad Alvi

kareinge aankh-maTakkaa vo kyaa paDosan se
jo log apni hi biivi ko Dar ke dekhte hain

do sagi bahnon ki do ganjon se shaadi ho gai
aur ye be-zulf bhi ham-zulf kahlaane lage

is se pahle udhaar tu maange
main tiraa shahr chhoD jaaungaa

main hi tum ko phuTi aankh nahin bhaati
tum ne sab se pyaar ke pech laDaae hain

jab se makaan badal gaiin donon paDosanein
lagtaa nahin hai ji miraa ujDe dayaar mein

dil ko kisi ki yaad se khaali na kijiye
aaseb rahne lagte hain khaali makaan mein

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

barseingi aaj rahmatein aamad hai yaar ki
naayaab hain ye ghaDiyaan tire intizaar ki

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

main bhuul jaaun tujhe yaa main intizaar karun
tu apne jaane se pahle mujhe bataa kar jaa

ye vaqt band darichon pe likh gayaa 'qaisar'
main jaa rahaa huun miraa intizaar mat karnaa

ye intizaar ki ghaDiyaan ye shab kaa sannaaTaa
is ek shab mein bhare hain hazaar saal ke din