aakhiri ummid bhi aankhon se chhalkaae hue — Ajeet Singh Hasrat

pahle vaqton mein ho to ho shaayad
dosti ab hasin gaali hai

abhi kuchh aur tiri justuju rulaaegi
abhi kuchh aur bhaTaknaa hai dar-ba-dar mujh ko

hijr kaa din kyuun chaDhne paae
vasl ki shab tulaani kar do

ban sanvar kar rahaa karo 'hasrat'
us ki paD jaae ik nazar shaayad

bas ek hi balaa hai mohabbat kahein jise
vo paaniyon mein aag lagaati hai aaj bhi

ruThaa yaar manaanaa hai
koi svaang rachaao ab

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

kaho kyaa mehrbaan naa-mehrbaan taqdir hoti hai
kahaa maan ki duaaon mein baDi taasir hoti hai

ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein