meri aankhon kaa raat din ronaa — Ahmad Tariq

bataa khud ko bhalaa kaise sanvaarun
mujhe gham aainon mein dikh rahaa hai

aasmaan par garajnaa baadalon kaa
tere lahje kaa istiaara hai

pyaar apni jagah par ek shikaayat hai mujhe
tum ne aane mein bahut der ki aane vaale

teri aankhon teri zulfon kaa gila kaise utaarun
tere honTon par safar kartaa qalam thaktaa nahin hai

hatheli pe likh le miraa naam tu
lakiron mein rachnaa miraa kaam hai

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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

kaabe ko jaataa kis liye hindostaan se main
kis but mein shahr-e-hind ke shaan-e-khudaa na thi

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

dekhe na mujhe kyunkar az-chashm-e-hiqaarat-u
vo sarv-e-javaan yaaro man-faakhta-e-piram

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