saaqi tiri nazar to qayaamat si Dhaa gai — Muztar Khairabadi

ik sadma-e-mohabbat ik sadma-e-judaai
ginti ke do hain lekin laakhon ki jaan par hain

un kaa ik patlaa saa khanjar un kaa ik naazuk saa haath
vo to ye kahiye miri gardan khushi mein kaT gai

tum agar chaaho to miTTi se abhi paidaa hon phuul
main agar maangun to dariyaa bhi na de paani mujhe

zulf ko kyuun jakaD ke baandhaa hai
us ne bosa liyaa thaa gaal kaa kyaa

mire dil ne jhaTke uThaae hain kitne ye tum apni zulfon ke baalon se puchho
kaleje ki choTon ko main kyaa bataaun ye chhaati pe lahraane vaalon se puchho

bichhaDnaa bhi tumhaaraa jite-ji ki maut hai goyaa
use kyaa khaak lutf-e-zindagi jis se judaa tum ho

na tum hosh mein ho na ham hosh mein hain
chalo mai-kade mein vahin baat hogi

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

yaqinan aa gayaa hai mai-kade mein tishna-lab koi
ki piitaa jaa rahaa huun kaifiyat kam hoti jaati hai

vo jo tasbih liye hai us ko
mere aage se uThaa de saaqi

dekhiye kab raah par Thiik se uTThein qadam
raat ki mai kaa khumaar dekhiye kab tak rahe

mire khamir pe saari hi sarf ho gai thi
phir us ke baa'd udaasi nai banaai gai