havaa khafaa thi magar itni sang-dil bhi na thi — Qaisarul Jafri

ghar lauT ke roeinge maan baap akele mein
miTTi ke khilaune bhi saste na the mele mein

zindagi bhar ke liye ruuTh ke jaane vaale
main abhi tak tiri tasvir liye baiThaa huun

divaaron se mil kar ronaa achchhaa lagtaa hai
ham bhi paagal ho jaaeinge aisaa lagtaa hai

kitne dinon ke pyaase honge yaaro socho to
shabnam kaa qatra bhi jin ko dariyaa lagtaa hai

tu is tarah se mire saath bevafaai kar
ki tere baa'd mujhe koi bevafaa na lage

tumhaare shahr kaa mausam baDaa suhaanaa lage
main ek shaam churaa luun agar buraa na lage

kyaa karishma hai mire jazba-e-aazaadi kaa
thi jo divaar kabhi ab hai vo dar ki surat

ghalat hai jazba-e-dil par nahin koi ilzaam
khushi mili na hamein jab to gham ki khu kar li

tirgi mein aadmi ko hausla dete hue
har sitaare ko farishta maan lenaa chaahiye

thaa e'timaad-e-husn se tu is qadar tahi
aaina dekhne kaa tujhe hausla na thaa

ki ik nazar ki tuur saraapaa jalaa diyaa
kis hausle pe koi tiri aarzu kare

harf saare bol uTThein jab bhi main likhne lagun
ab koi jazba miraa mahv-e-duaa lagtaa nahin