mujhe kisi ne sunaa hi nahin tavajjoh se — Aqeel Shadab

khirad ki aag mein sadiyon jale badan lekin
dil-o-dimaagh se bu-e-munaafirat na gai

zindagi jis ke tasavvur mein basar ki ham ne
haae vo shakhs haqiqat mein kahaani niklaa

miri talaash mein hai koi aisaa lagtaa hai
kisi kaa gum-shuda 'shaadaab' rakht huun shaayad

jo apne aap se baDh kar hamaaraa apnaa thaa
use qarib se dekhaa to duur kaa niklaa

shaayad koi kami mere andar kahin pe hai
main aasmaan pe huun miraa saaya zamin pe hai

aandhiyaan sab kuchh uDaa kar le gaiin
peD par patta na phal daaman mein thaa

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

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

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin