hai husul-e-aarzu kaa raaz tark-e-aarzu — Seemab Akbarabadi

dekhte rahte hain chhup-chhup ke muraqqaa teraa
kabhi aati hai havaa bhi to chhupaa lete hain

tujhe daanista mahfil mein jo dekhaa ho to mujrim huun
nazar aakhir nazar hai be-iraada uTh gai hogi

manzil mili muraad mili muddaaa milaa
sab kuchh mujhe milaa jo tiraa naqsh-e-paa milaa

khudaa aur naakhudaa mil kar Dubo dein ye to mumkin hai
meri vajh-e-tabaahi sirf tufaan ho nahin saktaa

dekhte hi dekhte duniyaa se main uTh jaaungaa
dekhti ki dekhti rah jaaegi duniyaa mujhe

chamak jugnu ki barq-e-be-amaan maalum hoti hai
qafas mein rah ke qadr-e-aashiyaan maalum hoti hai

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

marte hain aarzu mein marne ki
maut aati hai par nahin aati

kabhi khauf thaa tire hijr kaa kabhi aarzu ke zavaal kaa
rahaa hijr-o-vasl ke darmiyaan tujhe kho sakaa na main paa sakaa

kyaa vo khvaahish ki jise dil bhi samajhtaa ho haqir
aarzu vo hai jo siine mein rahe naaz ke saath

chhup nahin sakti chhupaane se mohabbat ki nazar
paD hi jaati hai rukh-e-yaar pe hasrat ki nazar

tiri vafaa mein mili aarzu-e-maut mujhe
jo maut mil gai hoti to koi baat bhi thi