khvaabon ki kirchiyaan miri muTThi mein bhar na jaae — Ateequllah

kuchh aur din abhi is jaa qayaam karnaa thaa
yahaan charaagh vahaan par sitaara dharnaa thaa

zaraa se rizq mein barkat bhi kitni hoti thi
aur ik charaagh se kitne charaagh jalte the

tum ne to faqat us ki rivaayat hi suni hai
ham ne vo zamaana bhi guzarte hue dekhaa

ye raah-e-talab yaaro gumraah bhi karti hai
saamaan usi kaa thaa jo be-sar-o-saamaan thaa

aaina aaina tairtaa koi aks
aur har khvaab mein dusraa khvaab hai

fazaa mein haath to uTThe the ek saath kai
kisi ke vaaste koi duaa na kartaa thaa

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

hamaaraa ishq ravaan hai rukaavaTon mein 'zafar'
ye khvaab hai kisi divaar se nahin ruktaa

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi

khvaab Thahre the to aankhein bhigne se bach gaiin
varna chehre par to gham ki baarishon kaa aks hai

ik yaqin-parvar gumaan aur ik hayaat-aamez khvaab
jaise koi aaegaa aur uljhanein le jaaegaa

andheri shab kaa ye khvaab-manzar mujhe ujaalon se bhar rahaa hai
to raat itni tavil kar de ki taa-qayaamat sahar na aae