dil ko to bahut pahle se dhaDkaa saa lagaa thaa — Haider Qureshi

darakhton par parinde lauT aanaa chaahte hain
khizaan-rut kaa guzar jaanaa zaruri ho gayaa hai

vasl ki shab thi aur ujaale kar rakkhe the
jism o jaan sab us ke havaale kar rakkhe the

maut se pahle jahaan mein chand saanson kaa azaab
zindagi jo qarz teraa thaa adaa kar aae hain

paani mein bhi chaand sitaare ug aate hain
aankh se dil tak vo zarkhezi ho jaati hai

chaand ban kar chamakne vaale ne
mujh ko suraj-misaal kar Daalaa

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

nigaah o dil mein vahi karbalaa kaa manzar thaa
main tishna-lab thi mire saamne samundar thaa

dete phirte the hasinon ki gali mein aavaaz
kabhi aaina-farosh-e-dil-e-hairaan ham the

najd se jaanib-e-lailaa jo havaa aati hai
dil-e-majnun ke dhaDakne ki sadaa aati hai

naadaan meraa dil bahak jaae na kahin
shaanon pe gesuon ko bikheraa na kijiye