mausam-e-gul hai baadal chhaae khanak rahe hain paimaane — Nisar Itavi

ye dil vaalon se puchho is ko dil vaale samajhte hain
bigaaD aai havaa zulfein kisi ki yaa sanvaar aai

kitne pur-haul andheron se guzar kar ai dost
ham tire husn ki rakhshanda sahar tak pahunche

yaqinan rahbar-e-manzil kahin par raastaa bhulaa
vagarna qaafile ke qaafile gum ho nahin sakte

aa dost saath aa dar-e-maazi se maang laaein
vo apni zindagi ki javaan bhi hasin bhi thi

dil mein kyaa kyaa gumaan guzarte hain
muskuraao na baat se pahle

subh bichhaD kar shaam kaa vaada shaam kaa honaa sahal nahin
un ki tamannaa phir kar lenaa subh ko pahle shaam karo

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

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

shab-e-vaada fasil-e-hijr se aage chamaktaa hai tiraa ism-e-sitaara-ju
ki jaise koi paivand-e-ridaa-e-subh aa jaae kisi qindil ki zad mein

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi