us bevafaa pe marne ko aamaada dil nahin — Anis Dehlavi

chhin liin khushiyaan miri aankhon se meri niind bhi
zindagi tu ne mujhe ab tak diyaa kuchh bhi nahin

karnaa hai aap ko jo nae raaston ki khoj
sab jis taraf na jaaein udhar jaanaa chaahiye

aap kaa koi safar be-samt be-manzil na ho
zindagi aisi na jiinaa jis kaa mustaqbil na ho

aap ki baaton mein aa kar kho diyaa dil kaa sukun
zindagi mein dekhiye meri bachaa kuchh bhi nahin

jo dil baandhe vo jaadu jaantaa hai
miraa mahbub urdu jaantaa hai

uDaa gae hain bahut dhuul jaane vaale log
chhaTe ghubaar to kuchh raasta nazar aae

fareb khaae na kyuun kar kisi kaa saada dil
zamaana-saaz nigaahon se aashnaa to nahin

adaavatein thin, taghaaful thaa, ranjishein thiin bahut
bichhaDne vaale mein sab kuchh thaa, bevafaai na thi

yaqin un ke vaade pe laanaa paDegaa
ye dhokaa to daanista khaanaa paDegaa

shikaayat us se nahin apne-aap se hai mujhe
vo bevafaa thaa to main aas kyuun lagaa baiThaa

us bevafaa kaa shahr hai aur vaqt-e-shaam hai
aaise mein aarzu baDi himmat kaa kaam hai

bevafaai kaa mujhe ilzaam detaa thaa vo shakhs
main ne bhi itnaa kiyaa bas us ko sachchaa kar diyaa