rang khushbu aur mausam kaa bahaanaa ho gayaa — Khalid Ghani

ab miri tanhaai bhi mujh se baghaavat kar gai
kal yahaan jo kuchh huaa thaa sab fasaanaa ho gayaa

mire suluk ki qimat yahin adaa kar de
mujhe gunaah ki lazzat se aashnaa kar de

lakirein piTne vaalon ko 'khaalid'
lakiron par hansi aane lagi hai

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

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

baad muddat ke ye ai 'daagh' samajh mein aayaa
vahi daanaa hai kahaa jis ne na maanaa dil kaa

ai be-khudi-e-dil mujhe ye bhi khabar nahin
kis din bahaar aai main divaana kab huaa

kaav kaav-e-sakht-jaani haae-tanhaai na puchh
subh karnaa shaam kaa laanaa hai ju-e-shir kaa

mazmun-e-sard-mehri-e-jaanaan raqam karun
gar haath aae kaaghaz-e-kashmir kaa varaq