ajab pur-lutf manzar dekhtaa rahtaa huun baarish mein — Khalid Moin

lakirein khinchte rahne se ban gai tasvir
koi bhi kaam ho, be-kaar thoDi hotaa hai

haath chhuDaa kar jaane vaale
main tujh ko apnaa samjhaa thaa

munkashif! aaj talak ho na sakaa
main khalaa huun ki khalaa hai mujh mein

main ne tujh ko manzil jaanaa
tu mujh ko rasta samjhaa thaa

mohabbat ki to koi had, koi sarhad nahin hoti
hamaare darmiyaan ye faasle, kaise nikal aae

is shahr-e-fusun-gar ke azaab aur, savaab aur
hijr aur tarah kaa hai, visaal aur tarah kaa

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

vo gulaabi baadalon mein ek niili jhiil si
hosh qaaem kaise rahte thaa hi kuchh aisaa libaas

aisi hi ek shab mein kisi se milaa thaa dil
baarish ke saath saath barasti hai raushni

azal se dil hai sajda mein tire abru ke masjid mein
uThaataa sar nahin ab tak namaazi us ko kahte hain

dil ko maaraa chashm ne abru ki talvaaron se aaj
kyuun bhiDaa thaa jaa ke ye hushiyaar mai-khvaaron se aaj

ik dhuup si tani hui baadal ke aar-paar
ik pyaas hai ruki hui jharne ke baavajud