vo mere alaava mujhe chaahtaa hai — Ahmad Shanas

bahut chhoTaa safar thaa zindagi kaa
main apne ghar ke andar tak na pahunchaa

baahar insaanon se nafrat hai lekin
ghar mein Dheron bachche paidaa karte hain

kaun qatre mein uThaataa hai talaatum
aur antar-aatmaa tak sinchtaa hai

chaand mein darvesh hai jugnu mein jogi
kaun hai vo aur kis ko khojtaa hai

saat qulzum hain mire siine mein
ek qatre se ubhaaraa thaa mujhe

main us ki pahchaan huun yaa vo meri
kyaa samjhun aur vo samjhaae kyaa kyaa

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

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

baat karnaa pyaar ki aasaan se aasaan hai
ishq karnaa karte rahnaa hai kaThin se bhi kaThin

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

kisi ke zakhm par chaahat se paTTi kaun baandhegaa
agar bahnein nahin hongi to raakhi kaun baandhegaa

kin manzilon luTe hain mohabbat ke qaafile
insaan zamin pe aaj gharib-ul-vatan saa hai