ab shahr-e-aarzu mein vo raanaaiyaan kahaan — Saghar Siddiqui

kal jinhein chhu nahin sakti thi farishton ki nazar
aaj vo raunaq-e-baazaar nazar aate hain

charaagh-e-tur jalaao baDaa andheraa hai
zaraa naqaab uThaao baDaa andheraa hai

log kahte hain raat biit chuki
mujh ko samjhaao! main sharaabi huun

ye zulf-bar-dosh kaun aayaa ye kis ki aahaT se gul khile hain
mahak rahi hai fazaa-e-hasti tamaam aalam bahaar saa hai

jis ahd mein luT jaae faqiron ki kamaai
us ahd ke sultaan se kuchh bhuul hui hai

teri surat jo ittifaaq se ham
bhuul jaaein to kyaa tamaashaa ho

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

us shaan-e-aajizi ke fidaa jis ne 'aarzu'
har naaz har ghurur ke qaabil banaa diyaa

bas ek pal ki tamannaa-e-vasl ki khaatir
tamaam 'umr lagaa di gai sanvarne mein

chal su-e-gor-e-garibaan ai haris-e-maal-o-zar
dekh kitni aarzuein nazr-e-madfan ho gaiin

sab ummidein mire aashob-e-tamannaa tak thiin
bastiyaan ho gaiin gharqaab to dariyaa utraa