dukh se do-chaar saal chhoTaa huun — Sarfraz Zahid

khiDki se jhaank kar kisi ne
manzar ko vaaqia banaayaa

kunein ki samt bulaa le na koi khvaab mujhe
main apne baap kaa sab se hasin beTaa huun

sab ko qudrat thi khush-kalaami par
khaamushi mein zabaan-daraaz thaa main

dukh se do chaar saal chhoTaa huun
hijr se ek din baDaa huun

mohabbat aam saa ik vaaqia thaa
hamaare saath pesh aane se pahle

zinda ikaTThe ho rahe hain
lagtaa hai koi mar gayaa hai

kahaan ke ishq-o-mohabbat kidhar ke hijr o visaal
abhi to log taraste hain zindagi ke liye

zindagi phaili hui thi shaam-e-hijraan ki tarah
kis ko itnaa hausla thaa kaun ji kar dekhtaa

hijr mein shiddat dikhaate hain sabhi 'aashiq magar
lutf tab hai vasl ho par aarzu baaqi rahe

shab-e-vaada fasil-e-hijr se aage chamaktaa hai tiraa ism-e-sitaara-ju
ki jaise koi paivand-e-ridaa-e-subh aa jaae kisi qindil ki zad mein

kahun ai zauq kyaa haal-e-shab-e-hijr
ki thi ik ik ghaDi sau sau mahine

raat thaa vasl aaj hijr kaa din
kuchh zamaane kaa e'tibaar nahin