vahi do-chaar chehre ajnabi se — Fazl Tabish

use maalum hai main sar-phiraa huun
magar khush hai ki us ko chaahtaa huun

na kar shumaar ki har shai gini nahin jaati
ye zindagi hai hisaabon se ji nahin jaati

sunte hain ki in raahon mein majnun aur farhaad luTe
lekin ab aadhe raste se lauT ke vaapas jaae kaun

kamre mein aa ke baiTh gai dhuup mez par
bachchon ne khilkhilaa ke mujhe bhi jagaa diyaa

har ik shai khuun mein Duubi hui hai
koi is tarah se paidaa na hotaa

raat ko khvaab bahut dekhe hain
aaj gham kal se zaraa halkaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

tilaai rang jaanaan kaa agar mazmun likhun khat mein
to haala gird harfon ke bane sone ke paani kaa

sitam hai sitam kaaba-e-dil kaa Dhaanaa
ye kyaa kar rahe ho ye kyaa ho rahaa hai

haath pistaan pe ghair kaa pahunchaa
aap bhi ab hue anaar-farosh

mujh ko paanaa hai to phir mujh mein utar kar dekho
yuun kinaare se samundar nahin dekhaa jaataa