kitne dinon ke pyaase honge yaaro socho to — 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

havaa khafaa thi magar itni sang-dil bhi na thi
hamin ko shama jalaane kaa hausla na huaa

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

jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe
vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

ai zindagi junun na sahi be-khudi sahi
tu kuchh bhi apni aql se paagal uThaa to laa

tu nahin paas tiri yaad to hai
tu hi to sujhe jahaan tak sochun

naaseh yahaan ye fikr hai siina bhi chaak ho
hai fikr-e-bakhiya tujh ko garebaan ke chaak mein

pahle har baat pe ham sochte the
ab faqat haath uThaa dete hain