kisi parind ki chikhon ne sang-baari ki — Akash Arsh

sukhan-aabad mein saudaaiyon ki dhuum sahi
'mir'-ji she'r ke fan mein mire ustaad raho

sab apni zaat mein ik anjuman ke mujrim hain
kisi vajud mein kuchh fard jaisaa hai hi nahin

har ek samt tiri yaad kaa dhundalkaa hai
tire khayaal kaa suraj utar gayaa mujh mein

main khud ko dekhtaa huun aur bhi hiqaarat se
jab apnaa martaba taslim karne lagtaa huun

ye kaun tere sivaa kar sakaa udaas mujhe
tire khayaal ne chheDi thi guftugu kis ki

baiThaa huaa huun lag ke dariche se mahv-e-yaas
ye shaam aaj mere baraabar udaas hai

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

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

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

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge

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

zindagi phaili hui thi shaam-e-hijraan ki tarah
kis ko itnaa hausla thaa kaun ji kar dekhtaa