kisi gali mein kiraae pe ghar liyaa us ne — Umair Najmi

kitaab-e-ishq mein har aah ek aayat hai
par aansuon ko huruf-e-muqattiaat samajh

us ki tah se kabhi daryaaft kiyaa jaaungaa main
jis samundar mein ye sailaab ikaTThe honge

bichhaD gae to ye dil umr bhar lagegaa nahin
lagegaa lagne lagaa hai magar lagegaa nahin

tum pe kyaa khaak asar hogaa mire sheron kaa
tum ko to mir-taqi-'mir' nahin khinch sakaa

ye saat uTh paDosi kahaan se aae mire
tumhaare dil mein to koi na thaa sivaae mire

nikaal laayaa huun ek pinjre se ik parinda
ab is parinde ke dil se pinjra nikaalnaa hai

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

qaatil tiri gali bhi badaun se kam nahin
jis ke qadam qadam pe mazaar-e-shahid hai

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

gulaabon ke honTon pe lab rakh rahaa huun
use der tak sochnaa chaahtaa huun