yaadon ki rut ke aate hi sab ho gae hare — Sheen Kaaf Nizam

vahshat to sang-o-khisht ki tartib le gai
ab fikr ye hai dasht ki vusat bhi le na jaae

nikle kabhi na ghar se magar is ke baavajud
apni tamaam umr safar mein guzar gai

darvaaza koi ghar se nikalne ke liye de
be-khauf koi raasta chalne ke liye de

chubhan ye piiTh mein kaisi hai muD ke dekh to le
kahin koi tujhe pichhe se dekhtaa hogaa

gali ke moD se ghar tak andheraa kyuun hai 'nizaam'
charaagh yaad kaa us ne bujhaa diyaa hogaa

udaasi akele mein Dar jaaegi
ghaDi-do-ghaDi ko khushi bhej de

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

koi viraani si viraani hai
dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aayaa

us ko bhi yaad karne ki fursat na thi mujhe
masruf thaa main kuchh bhi na karne ke baavajud

dam liyaa thaa na qayaamat ne hanuz
phir tiraa vaqt-e-safar yaad aayaa