ye kyaa chiiz taamir karne chale ho — Ahmad Javaid

ek aansu se kami aa jaaegi
ghaaliban dariyaaon ke iqbaal mein

ajab safar thaa ajab-tar musaafirat meri
zamin shuru hui aur main tamaam huaa

dil se baahar aaj tak ham ne qadam rakkhaa nahin
dekhne mein zaahiraa lagte hain sailaani se ham

duniyaa mire paDos mein aabaad hai magar
meri duaa-salaam nahin us zalil se

sukh ki khaatir dukh mat bech
jaal ke pichhe jaal na Daal

gahvaara-e-safar mein khuli hai hamaari aankh
taamir apne ghar ki hui sang-e-mil se

bil-aakhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiyaa
apni zaat se ishq hai sachchaa baaqi sab afsaane hain

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

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

na paak hogaa kabhi husn o ishq kaa jhagDaa
vo qissa hai ye ki jis kaa koi gavaah nahin

sach ishq mein hain aashiq o maashuq baraabar
jo mushkil-e-majnun hai so hai mushkil-e-lailaa

nahin vo sham-e-mohabbat rahi to phir 'aasim'
ye kis duaa se mire ghar mein raushni si hai