raushni mein lafz ke tahlil ho jaane se qabl — Mahender Kumar Sani

darakht-e-zard mein jaise haraa saa rahtaa hai
vo Thiik usi tarah mujhi mein bharaa saa rahtaa hai

raat din gardish mein hain lekin paDaa rahtaa huun main
kaam kyaa meraa yahaan hai sochtaa rahtaa huun main

main tanhaai ko apnaa ham-safar kyaa maan baiThaa
mujhe lagtaa hai mere saath duniyaa chal rahi hai

divaar-e-khvaab mein koi dar kar nahin sake
ham log shab se aage safar kar nahin sake

tujhe raushni se judaa karun kisi shaam main
tujhe itni taab mein dekhnaa nahin ho rahaa

main apni yaatraa par jaa rahaa huun
mujhe ab lauT kar aanaa nahin hai

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

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

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

aarzu-e-visaal tere liye
dil nahin haaraa jaan haari hai

in bahaaron ki havaaon ko shikaayat ham se hai
ham kali ko lams se gul karte hain jaan-e-jigar