sunaa ye hai banaa karte hain joDe aasmaanon par — 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

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

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

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa