bas ek pyaar ne saalim rakhaa hamein yaaro — Mukesh Aalam

khaak huun uDtaa huun sach hai ki main aavaara-mizaaj
paani hotaa bhi to sailaab mein dekhaa jaataa

chaahne vaalo pyaar mein thoDi aazaadi bhi laazim hai
dekho meraa phuul ziyaada dekh-bhaal se TuuT gayaa

mujhe duniyaa ke taanon par kabhi ghussa nahin aataa
nadi ki tah mein jaa ke saare patthar baiTh jaate hain

aaj to aise bijli chamki baarish aai khiDki bhigi
jaise baadal khinch rahaa ho mere ashkon ki tasvirein

kitni bhi pyaari ho har ik shai se ji uktaa jaataa hai
vaqt ke saath to chamkile zevar bhi kaale paD jaate hain

use manaane mein ham ne ganvaa diyaa us ko
ki shisha TuuT gayaa dhuul saaf karte hue

bil-aakhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiyaa
apni zaat se ishq hai sachchaa baaqi sab afsaane hain

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

na paak hogaa kabhi husn o ishq kaa jhagDaa
vo qissa hai ye ki jis kaa koi gavaah nahin

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

kin manzilon luTe hain mohabbat ke qaafile
insaan zamin pe aaj gharib-ul-vatan saa hai

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se