ye san kar meri nindein uD gai hain — Mahtab Alam

aansuon ke jahaan mein rahte hain
ham isi kahkashaan mein rahte hain

zehn aise bhi na ban jaaein nisaabon vaale
guftugu mein bhi huun alfaaz kitaabon vaale

ik safar phir mari taqdir huaa jaataa hai
raasta paanv ki zanjir huaa jaataa hai

naaqido tum to mire fan ki parakh rahne do
apne sone ko main pital nahin hone dungaa

dil bhi toDaa to saliqe se na toDaa tum ne
bevafaai ke bhi aadaab huaa karte hain

bane hain kitne chehre chaand suraj
ghazal ke istiaaraati ufuq par

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi

khvaab kaa rishta haqiqat se na joDaa jaae
aaina hai ise patthar se na toDaa jaae

khvaab Thahre the to aankhein bhigne se bach gaiin
varna chehre par to gham ki baarishon kaa aks hai

main kisi aur ko dekhun bhi to dekhun kaise
us ke khvaabon ki in aankhon pe nigahbaani hai

khvaab mein bosa liyaa thaa raat ba-lab-e-naazuki
subh dam dekhaa to us ke honTh pe but-khaala thaa