nahin afsun hi ko afsaane ki manzil maalum — Jameel Mazhari

jalaane vaale jalaate hi hain charaagh aakhir
ye kyaa kahaa ki havaa tez hai zamaane ki

ham mohabbat kaa sabaq bhuul gae
teri aankhon ne paDhaayaa kyaa hai

hone do charaaghaan mahlon mein kyaa ham ko agar divaali hai
mazdur hain ham mazdur hain ham mazdur ki duniyaa kaali hai

kise khabar thi ki le kar charaagh-e-mustafavi
jahaan mein aag lagaati phiregi bu-lahabi

ai sajda-farosh-e-ku-e-butaan har sar ke liye ik chaukhaT hai
ye bhi koi shaan-e-ishq hui jis dar pe gae sar phoD liyaa

buton ko toD ke aisaa khudaa banaanaa kyaa
buton ki tarah jo ham-shakl aadmi kaa ho

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

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

ghulaami mein na kaam aati hain shamshirein na tadbirein
jo ho zauq-e-yaqin paidaa to kaT jaati hain zanjirein