laDki achchhi hai 'alvi' — Mohammad Alvi

sadiyon se kinaare pe khaDaa suukh rahaa hai
is shahr ko dariyaa mein giraa denaa chaahiye

sardi mein din sard milaa
har mausam bedard milaa

andheraa hai kaise tiraa khat paDhun
lifaafe mein kuchh raushni bhej de

maanaa ki tu zahin bhi hai khub-ru bhi hai
tujh saa na main huaa to bhalaa kyaa buraa huaa

nazron se naaptaa hai samundar ki vusatein
saahil pe ik shakhs akelaa khaDaa huaa

aaj phir mujh se kahaa dariyaa ne
kyaa iraada hai bahaa le jaaun

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

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

ham ne maanaa ki taghaaful na karoge lekin
khaak ho jaaeinge ham tum ko khabar hote tak

be-khudi be-sabab nahin 'ghaalib'
kuchh to hai jis ki parda-daari hai

khud ko kabhi na dekhaa aaine hi ko dekhaa
ham se to kyaa ki khud se naa-aashnaa rahaa hai

yunhi dil ne chaahaa thaa ronaa-rulaanaa
tiri yaad to ban gai ik bahaanaa