vo ik aavaaz thi manzil nahin thi — Kamran Nafees

dikhaai bhi nahin degi badan gharqaab kar ke
miyaan-e-vasl ik chaalaak khaak uDti rahegi

kal dopahar ko saath rahaa thaa vo der tak
phir us ke baa'd shaam rahi shaam hi rahi

hamaare chaak-e-garebaan kaa taar thaa ye kabhi
ye jis pharere ko nikle hain aap lahraane

ek hi dar thaa gali mein vo bhi darvaaza huaa
jab se har aavaaz par be-kaar mein khulne lagaa

khiDki kaa ye bhaari parda
hijr mein malmal ho jaataa hai

dil dhaDakne kaa sabab zindagi ho sakti hai
ye zaruri to nahin hai ki tiri yaad hi ho

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

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain
har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain

yuun to maujud apne ghar mein hai
aadmi mustaqil safar mein hai

kin manzilon luTe hain mohabbat ke qaafile
insaan zamin pe aaj gharib-ul-vatan saa hai

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost