meraa shor-e-gharqaabi khatm ho gayaa aakhir — Saleem Ahmed

khush-numaa lafzon ki rishvat de ke raazi kijiye
ruuh ki tauhin par aamaada rahtaa hai badan

main gham ko basaa rahaa huun dil mein
be-ghar ko makaan de rahaa huun

ghar mein kuchh kam hai ye ehsaas bhi hotaa hai 'salim'
ye bhi khultaa nahin kis shai ki kami lagti hai

jaane andar kyaa huaa main shor sun kar ai 'salim'
us jagah pahunchaa to dekhaa band vo darvaaza thaa

ik aag si jalti rahi taa-umr lahu mein
ham apne hi ehsaas mein pakte rahe taa-der

jitnaa aankh se kam dekhun
utni duur dikhaai de

mujid jo nuur kaa hai vo meraa charaagh hai
parvaana huun main anjuman-e-kaaenaat kaa

jakDi hui hai in mein miri saari kaaenaat
go dekhne mein narm hai teri kalaaiyaan

chaDhaa huaa thaa vo dariyaa agar hamaare liye
to dekhte hi rahe kyuun utar nahin gae ham

main to zahrile saanpon ko ab bhi duudh pilaataa huun
ye meri fitrat hai 'akhtar' yaa meri naadaani hai

ye maanaa sail-e-ashk-e-gham nahin kuchh kam magar 'arshad'
zaraa utraa nahin dariyaa ki banjar jaag uThtaa hai

aisi koi khabar to nahin saakinaan-e-shahr
dariyaa mohabbaton ke jo bahte the tham gae