talab ke raaste par aa gayaa huun — Saeed Qais

main bhi apni zaat mein aabaad huun
mere andar bhi qabile hain bahut

ye vaaqia miri aankhon ke saamne kaa hai
sharaab naach rahi thi gilaas baiThe rahe

chaand mashriq se nikaltaa nahin dekhaa main ne
tujh ko dekhaa hai to tujh saa nahin dekhaa main ne

tum se milne kaa bahaana tak nahin
aur bichhaD jaane ke hiile hain bahut

apni aavaaz sunaai nahin deti mujh ko
ek sannaaTaa ki galiyon mein bahut boltaa hai

usi ke lutf se basti nihaal hai saari
tamaam peD lagaae hue usi ke hain

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

ghurur bhi jo karun main to aajizi ho jaae
khudi mein lutf vo aae ki be-khudi ho jaae

jab talak shisha rahaa main baar-haa toDaa gayaa
ban gayaa patthar to sab ne devtaa maanaa mujhe

vahaan hamaaraa koi muntazir nahin phir bhi
hamein na rok ki ghar jaanaa chaahte hain ham

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai