aks-e-zulf-e-ravaan nahin jaataa — Rasa Chughtai

aahaTein sun rahaa huun yaadon ki
aaj bhi apne intizaar mein gum

un jhiil si gahri aankhon mein
ik lahar si har dam rahti hai

huiin aankhein ajab behaal ab ke
ye baarish kar gai kangaal ab ke

ishq mein bhi siyaasatein niklin
qurbaton mein bhi faasla niklaa

uTh rahaa hai dhuaan mire ghar mein
aag divaar se udhar ki hai

aur kuchh yuun huaa ki bachchon ne
chhinaa-jhapTi mein toD Daalaa mujhe

Dil dhoondta hai phir wahi fursat-e-shab-o-roz
Naaz uthana, naaz uthana, naaz uthana

Hazaaron khwahishein aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
Bahut nikle mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle

main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle
dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas

baDe baDe gham khaDe hue the rasta roke raahon mein
chhoTi chhoTi khushiyon se hi ham ne dil ko shaad kiyaa

khud apne se milne kaa to yaaraa na thaa mujh mein
main bhiiD mein gum ho gai tanhaai ke Dar se

dil naa-umid to nahin naakaam hi to hai
lambi hai gham ki shaam magar shaam hi to hai