khanda-e-mauj miri tishna-labi ne jaanaa — Sharif Kunjahi

tu june ki garmi se na ghabraa ki jahaan mein
ye lu to hamesha na rahi hai na rahegi

tavil raat bhi aakhir ko khatm hoti hai
'sharif' ham na andheron se maat khaaeinge

bastiyaan tu ne khalaaon mein basaain bhi to kyaa
dil ke viraanon ko dekh in ko bhi kuchh aabaad kar

ghunuda raahon ko tak tak ke sogvaar na ho
tire qadam hi musaafir inhein jagaaeinge

gulzaar mein vo rut bhi kabhi aa ke rahegi
jab koi kali jaur khizaan ke na sahegi

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

vo kuchh muskuraanaa vo kuchh jheinp jaanaa
javaani adaaein sikhaati hain kyaa kyaa

daulat nahin kaam aati jo taqdir buri ho
qaarun ko bhi apnaa khazaanaa nahin miltaa

khud hi jaane lage the aur khud hi
raasta rok kar khaDe hue hain

aql kahti hai dobaara aazmaanaa jahl hai
dil ye kahtaa hai fareb-e-dost khaate jaaiye