kaaghaz ki kashtiyaan bhi bahut kaam aaeingi — Shahryar

pal bhar mein kaise log badal jaate hain yahaan
dekho ki ye mufid hai binaai ke liye

vaqt ko kyuun bhalaa buraa kahiye
tujh ko honaa hi thaa judaa ham se

dil pareshaan ho magar aankh mein hairaani na ho
khvaab dekho ki haqiqat se pashimaani na ho

khajil charaaghon se ahl-e-vafaa ko honaa hai
ki sarfaraaz yahaan phir havaa ko honaa hai

yaa main sochun kuchh bhi na us ke baare mein
yaa aisaa ho duniyaa aur badal jaae

ye kyaa hai mohabbat mein to aisaa nahin hotaa
main tujh se judaa ho ke bhi tanhaa nahin hotaa

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

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

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad