zaraa aahista le chal kaarvaan-e-kaif-o-masti ko — Josh Malihabadi

had hai apni taraf nahin main bhi
aur un ki taraf khudaai hai

vahaan se hai miri himmat ki ibtidaa vallaah
jo intihaa hai tire sabr aazmaane ki

haan aasmaan apni bulandi se hoshiyaar
ab sar uThaa rahe hain kisi aastaan se ham

ik na ik zulmat se jab vaabasta rahnaa hai to 'josh'
zindagi par saaya-e-zulf-e-pareshaan kyuun na ho

ham aise ahl-e-nazar ko subut-e-haq ke liye
agar rasul na hote to subh kaafi thi

naqsh-e-khayaal dil se miTaayaa nahin hanuz
be-dard main ne tujh ko bhulaayaa nahin hanuz

na tum hosh mein ho na ham hosh mein hain
chalo mai-kade mein vahin baat hogi

kisi ke zakhm par chaahat se paTTi kaun baandhegaa
agar bahnein nahin hongi to raakhi kaun baandhegaa

sau fasaad ek ishq mein uTThe
boyaa ik tukhm uge hazaar darakht

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

ham pe guzraa hai vo bhi vaqt 'khumaar'
jab shanaasaa bhi ajnabi se mile

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun