shadid pyaas thi phir bhi chhuaa na paani ko — Shahryar

dil mein rakhtaa hai na palkon pe biThaataa hai mujhe
phir bhi ik shakhs mein kyaa kyaa nazar aataa hai mujhe

chal chal ke thak gayaa hai ki manzil nahin koi
kyuun vaqt ek moD pe Thahraa huaa saa hai

zabaan mili bhi to kis vaqt be-zabaanon ko
sunaane ke liye jab koi daastaan na rahi

safar kaa nashsha chaDhaa hai to kyuun utar jaae
maza to jab hai koi lauT ke na ghar jaae

har taraf apne ko bikhraa paaoge
aainon ko toD ke pachhtaaoge

bataaun kis tarah ahbaab ko aankhein jo aisi hain
ki kal palkon se TuuTi niind ki kirchein sameTin hain

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

bakhsh mujh ko na adhuri koi neamat maulaa
yaa to dariyaa hi de puuraa yaa to sahraa saaraa

ishq ne kasrat se jaa ki mujh dil-e-betaab mein
aa bharaa dariyaa-e-aatish qatra-e-simaab mein

uryaan na vo nahaayaa hammaam ho ki dariyaa
chashm-e-hubaab ne bhi us kaa badan na dekhaa

hamein ranjish nahin dariyaa se koi
salaamat gar rahe sahraa hamaaraa

tire ehsaas mein Duubaa huaa main
kabhi sahraa kabhi dariyaa huaa main