shaayad ki vo vaaqif nahin aadaab-e-safar se — Sahar Ansari

ajiib hote hain aadaab-e-rukhsat-e-mahfil
ki vo bhi uTh ke gayaa jis kaa ghar na thaa koi

tang aate bhi nahin kashmakash-e-dahr se log
kyaa tamaashaa hai ki marte bhi nahin zahr se log

mahfil-aaraai hamaari nahin ifraat kaa naam
koi ho yaa ki na ho aap to aae hue hain

ham ko jannat ki fazaa se bhi ziyaada hai aziiz
yahi be-rang si duniyaa yahi be-mehr se log

jise guzaar gae ham baDe hunar ke saath
vo zindagi thi hamaari hunar na thaa koi

ye marnaa jiinaa bhi shaayad majburi ki do lahrein hain
kuchh soch ke marnaa chaahaa thaa kuchh soch ke jiinaa chaahaa hai

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

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

safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain
har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain

dimaagh un ke tajassus mein jism ghar mein rahaa
main apne ghar hi mein rahte hue safar mein rahaa

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

dasht ki naa-tamaam raahon par
koi saathi hai to shajar tanhaa