kushta-e-zabt-e-fughaan naghma-e-be-saaz-o-sadaa — Haneef Akhgar

puchhti rahti hai jo qaisar-o-kisraa kaa mizaaj
shaan ye khaak-nashinon mein kahaan se aai

hasin surat hamein hamesha hasin hi maalum kyuun na hoti
hasin andaaz-e-dil-navaazi hasin-tar naaz barhami kaa

koi saaghar pe saaghar pi rahaa hai koi tishna hai
murattab is tarah aain-e-mai-khaana nahin hotaa

jo musaafir bhi tire kuche se guzraa hogaa
apni nazron ko bhi divaar samajhtaa hogaa

izhaar pe bhaari hai khamoshi kaa takallum
harfon ki zabaan aur hai aankhon ki zabaan aur

har taraf hain khaana-barbaadi ke manzar be-shumaar
kuchh Thikaana hai bhalaa is jazba-e-taamir kaa

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

uThaa ye shor vahin se sadaaon kaa kyun-kar
vo aadmi to sunaa apne ghar mein tanhaa thaa

vo aae jaataa hai kab se par aa nahin jaataa
vahi sadaa-e-qadam kaa hai silsila ki jo thaa

hai ye pur-dard daastaan 'mahrum'
kyaa sunaaein kisi ko haal apnaa