ye dil vaalon se puchho is ko dil vaale samajhte hain — Nisar Itavi

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

afsos kisi se miT na saki insaan ke dil ki tishna-labi
shabnam hai ki royaa karti hai baadal hain ki barsaa karte hain

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

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

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

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

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

main badalte hue haalaat mein Dhal jaataa huun
dekhne vaale adaakaar samajhte hain mujhe