nuskha-e-marham-e-iksir bataane vaale — Khursheed Rizvi

ye daur vo hai ki baiThe raho charaagh-tale
sabhi ko bazm mein dekho magar dikhaai na do

aks ne mere rulaayaa hai mujhe
koi apnaa nazar aayaa hai mujhe

tamaam umr akele mein tujh se baatein kiin
tamaam umr tire ru-ba-ru khamosh rahe

do harf tasalli ke jis ne bhi kahe us ko
afsaana sunaa Daalaa tasvir dikhaa Daali

hain miri raah kaa patthar miri aankhon kaa hijaab
zakhm baahar ke jo andar nahin jaane dete

jo shakhs na royaa thaa tapti hui raahon mein
divaar ke saae mein baiThaa to bahut royaa

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

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

ham be-khudaan-e-mahfil-e-tasvir ab gae
aainda ham se aap mein aayaa na jaaegaa

ruuh kis mast ki pyaasi gai mai-khaane se
mai uDi jaati hai saaqi tire paimaane se

is havaa mein kar rahe hain ham tiraa hi intizaar
aa kahin jaldi se saaqi shisha o saaghar samet

vo dard huun koi chaara nahin hai jis kaa kahin
vo zakhm huun ki hai dushvaar indimaal miraa