vo shakhs yaadon kaa mujh ko ghulaam karte hue — Ahtamam Sadiq

hadd-e-nazar tak ek dariche se aaj phir
main jaa rahaa thaa aur koi dekhtaa rahaa

ab apnaa intizaar rahegaa tamaam-umr
ik shakhs thaa jo mujh se judaa kar gayaa mujhe

musalsal sochte rahte hain tum ko
tumhein jiine ki aadat ho gai hai

so apne shahr ke raunaq ki khair maangnaa tum
main apne gaanv se ik shaam le ke aa rahaa huun

qasr-e-dil kuchh is qadar TuuTaa huaa hai ahtamaam
un ke bas ik lams bhar se khaak mein mil jaae gaa

ab ibaadat mein bhi aa jaate ho lab par mere
itnaa paDhtaa huun tumhein hijr ke lamhon mein ki bas

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

jiinaa taDap taDap kar marnaa sisak sisak kar
fariyaad ek ji hai kyaa kyaa kharaabiyon mein

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi

sab ko ham bhuul gae josh-e-junun mein lekin
ik tiri yaad thi aisi jo bhulaai na gai

sabhi ne lagaayaa hai chehre pe chehra
kise yaad rakkhein kise bhuul jaaein