lahu rulaate hain aur phir bhi yaad aate hain — Azra Waheed

dilon mein talkhiyaan phir bhi nazar mein muskuraahaT ho
balaa ke habs mein bhi ho havaa aisaa bhi hotaa hai

aagahi ne diye ibhaam ke dhoke kyaa kyaa
sharh-e-alfaaz jo likkhi to ishaare likkhe

tujh ko paaein tujhe kho baiThein phir
zindagi ek thi Dar kitne the

main kaun huun ki hai sab kaanch kaa vajud miraa
miraa libaas bhi mailaa dikhaai detaa hai

baadalon ki aas us ke saath hi rukhsat hui
shahr ko vo aag ki be-rahmiyaan bhi de gayaa

us raat ke maathe par ubhreinge sitaare bhi
ye khauf andheron kaa shaadaab nahin rahnaa

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

'ishq mein intihaa ki had na hui
'aashiqi teri mustanad na hui

mohabbat phuul banne par lagi thi
palaT kar phir kali kar li hai main ne

kuchh aur vus'atein darkaar hain mohabbat ko
visaal-o-hijr pe daar-o-madaar mushkil hai

tazkira soz-e-mohabbat kaa kiyaa thaa ik baar
taa-dam-e-marg zabaan se miri chhaale na gae