sukun-e-qalb to kiyaa hai qaraar-e-jaan bhi luTaa — Athar Nadir

aadmi kaa amal se rishta hai
kaam aataa nahin nasab kuchh bhi

kis darja mire shahr ki dilkash hai fazaa bhi
maanus har ik chiiz hai miTTi bhi havaa bhi

dekho to har ik rang se miltaa hai miraa rang
socho to har ik baat hai auron se judaa bhi

raat aangan mein chaand utraa thaa
tum mile the ki khvaab dekhaa thaa

gham-gusaari ke liye ab nahin aataa hai koi
zakhm bhar jaane kaa imkaan na huaa thaa so huaa

jo dekhiye to zamaana hai tez-rau kitnaa
tulu-e-subh abhi hai to vaqt-e-shaam abhi

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

muskuraane kaa yahi andaaz thaa
jab kali chaTki to vo yaad aa gayaa

tujhe kuchh ishq o ulfat ke sivaa bhi yaad hai ai dil
sunaae jaa rahaa hai ek hi afsaana barson se

jalte dil ko raam kiyaa to yaad aayaa
ulTi cigarette raakh hui be-dhyaani mein

ik sahmaa huaa sunsaan gali kaa nukkaD
shahar ki bhiiD mein akasr mujhe yaad aayaa hai

ab bhi aati hai tiri yaad pa is karb ke saath
TuTti niind mein jaise koi sapnaa dekhaa