haath duniyaa kaa bhi hai dil ki kharaabi mein bahut — Idris Babar

pachaas miil hai khushki se bahriya-town
bas ek ghanTe mein achchhaa zamaana aataa hai

kahaaniyon ne miri aadatein bigaaDi thiin
main sirf sach ko zafar-yaab dekh saktaa thaa

dil ki ik ek kharaabi kaa sabab jaante hain
phir bhi mumkin hai ki ham tum se muravvat kar jaaein

reg-e-dil mein kai naadida parinde bhi hain dafn
sochte honge ki dariyaa ki ziyaarat kar jaaein

haan ai ghubaar-e-aashnaa main bhi thaa ham-safar tiraa
pi gaiin manzilein tujhe khaa gae raaste mujhe

ik khauf-zada saa shakhs ghar tak
pahunchaa kai raaston mein baT kar

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

kaabe ko jaataa kis liye hindostaan se main
kis but mein shahr-e-hind ke shaan-e-khudaa na thi

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

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

dekhe na mujhe kyunkar az-chashm-e-hiqaarat-u
vo sarv-e-javaan yaaro man-faakhta-e-piram

baat karnaa pyaar ki aasaan se aasaan hai
ishq karnaa karte rahnaa hai kaThin se bhi kaThin