khud hi tamaasha karte karte — Shariq Kaifi

kam se kam duniyaa se itnaa miraa rishta ho jaae
koi meraa bhi buraa chaahne vaalaa ho jaae

kis tarah aae hain is pahli mulaaqaat talak
aur mukammal hai judaa hone ki tayyaari bhi

rukaa mahfil mein itni der tak main
ujaalon kaa buDhaapaa dekh aayaa

vo basti naa-khudaaon ki thi lekin
mile kuchh Dubne vaale vahaan bhi

jaise ye mez miTTi kaa haathi ye phuul
ek kone mein ham bhi hain rakkhe hue

vahaan iid kyaa vahaan diid kyaa
jahaan chaand raat na aai ho

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

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

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

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

main jis mein rah na sakaa ji-huzuriyon ke sabab
ye aadmi hai usi kaamyaab mausam kaa