meri khaamoshiyon ke aalam mein — Mahesh Chandra Naqsh

yuun guzarte hain hijr ke lamhe
jaise vo baat karte jaate hain

kis tarah karein tujh se gila tere sitam kaa
madhosh ishaaron ne bhi dil toD diyaa hai

tasvir-e-zindagi mein nayaa rang bhar gae
vo haadse jo dil pe hamaare guzar gae

is Dubte suraj se to ummid hi kyaa thi
hans hans ke sitaaron ne bhi dil toD diyaa hai

aghyaar kaa shikva nahin is ahd-e-havas mein
ik umr ke yaaron ne bhi dil toD diyaa hai

kaun samjhe ham pe kyaa guzri hai 'naqsh'
dil laraz uThtaa hai zikr-e-shaam se

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

vo arz-e-gham pe miri un kaa ehtimaam-e-sukut
tamaam shorish-e-tafsil-e-vaaqiaat gai

nazar jhuk rahi hai khamoshi hai lab par
hayaa hai adaa hai ki an-ban hai kyaa hai

ek muddat se khamoshi kaa hai pahra har-su
jaane kis or gae shor machaane vaale

kabhi kabhi chup ho jaane ki khvaahish hoti hai
aaise mein jab tir-e-sitam ki baarish hoti hai

arz-e-talab par us ki chup se zaahir hai inkaar magar
shaayad vo kuchh soch rahaa ho aisaa bhi ho saktaa hai