kyaa karein aankh agar us se sivaa chaahti hai — Sameena Raja

aab-e-hairaan par kisi kaa aks jaise jam gayaa
aankh mein bas ek lamhe ke liye Thahraa khayaal

shaairi jhuuT sahi ishq fasaana hi sahi
zinda rahne ke liye koi bahaana hi sahi

safar ki shaam sitaara nasib kaa jaagaa
phir aasmaan-e-mohabbat pe ik hilaal khilaa

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

kin manzilon luTe hain mohabbat ke qaafile
insaan zamin pe aaj gharib-ul-vatan saa hai

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

nahin vo sham-e-mohabbat rahi to phir 'aasim'
ye kis duaa se mire ghar mein raushni si hai

kisi ke zakhm par chaahat se paTTi kaun baandhegaa
agar bahnein nahin hongi to raakhi kaun baandhegaa

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai