Duub jaane ki lazzatein mat puchh — Ibn

chaand kaa husn bhi zamin se hai
chaand par chaandni nahin hoti

likhne ko likh rahe hain ghazab ki kahaaniyaan
likkhi na jaa saki magar apni hi daastaan

husn banaa jab bahti gangaa
ishq huaa kaaghaz ki naav

bil-aakhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiyaa
apni zaat se ishq hai sachchaa baaqi sab afsaane hain

zamin ki kokh hi zakhmi nahin andheron se
hai aasmaan ke bhi siine pe aaftaab kaa zakhm

ajiib baat hai kichaD mein lahlahaae kanval
phaTe puraane se jismon pe saj ke resham aae

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

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

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

aag to chaaron hi jaanib thi par achchhaa ye hai
hosh-mandi se kisi chiiz ko jalne na diyaa

baat karnaa hai karo saamne itraao nahin
jo nahin jaante us baat ko samjhaao nahin