guzre hazaar baadal palkon ke saae saae — Ahmad Mushtaq

khair badnaam to pahle bhi bahut the lekin
tujh se milnaa thaa ki par lag gae rusvaai ko

dukh ke safar pe dil ko ravaana to kar diyaa
ab saari umr haath hilaate raheinge ham

koi tasvir mukammal nahin hone paati
dhuup dete hain to saayaa nahin rahne dete

mohabbat mar gai 'mushtaaq' lekin tum na maanoge
main ye afvaah bhi tum ko sunaa kar dekh letaa huun

tire aane kaa din hai tere raste mein bichhaane ko
chamakti dhuup mein saae ikaTThe kar rahaa huun main

khoyaa hai kuchh zarur jo us ki talaash mein
har chiiz ko idhar se udhar kar rahe hain ham

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

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

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

main badalte hue haalaat mein Dhal jaataa huun
dekhne vaale adaakaar samajhte hain mujhe

dil-e-haris hi apnaa na ho sakaa qaane
vagarna tere karam mein to kuchh kami na rahi