aankh kis lafz pe bhar aai hai — Khalid Sharif

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai

bichhDaa kuchh is adaa se ki rut hi badal gai
ik shakhs saare shahr ko viraan kar gayaa

'khaalid' main baat baat pe kahtaa thaa jis ko jaan
vo shakhs aakhirash mujhe be-jaan kar gayaa

naakaam hasraton ke sivaa kuchh nahin rahaa
duniyaa mein ab dukhon ke sivaa kuchh nahin rahaa

tum khush raho hamaari duaa hai tamaam-umr
apni to khair jaisi bhi guzri guzar gai

aaj kuchh rang digar hai mire ghar kaa 'khaalid'
sochtaa huun ye tiri yaad hai yaa khud tu hai

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

main badalte hue haalaat mein Dhal jaataa huun
dekhne vaale adaakaar samajhte hain mujhe

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai