Poem

aati hai mujhe jab yaad teri, tasveer nihara karta hoon,
raaton ko main taare gin gin kar ye waqt guzara karta hoon.

dil ke darpan mein bimbit tum, aankhon mein maun samaayi ho,
har pal, har dhadkan mein meri, tum hi tum kewal chaayi ho.

kitne umange laaye the, hum dil mein samet kar,
le jaa rahe hain haratein kafan mein lapet kar.

mohabbat maangne nikale hain ye chehre se zaahir hai,
par kisi ke saamne hum haath failaaya nahi karte.

prem hi jab paap hai to dharm kiska naam hai,
paapiyon ke prem se hi to prem badnaam hai.

nazar uthati ho toh badi rangeen lagti ho,
nazar jhukaati ho toh badi sangeen lagti ho,
ye gora rang aur uspar nazakat,
tum chahe jaisi bhi ho, badi namkeen lagti ho.

yah kaisa ittefaq hai tumhi soch lo,
hum bach gaye aag se, paani se jal gaye.

chaandni raat mein barsaat buri lagti hai,
dil mein agar dard ho toh har baat buri lagti hai.

aati hai aise pyar ki ghadiyan naseeb se,
aa is dil ki dhadkane sunle kareeb se.

museebat mein sharifon ki sharafat kam nahi hoti,
sone ke tukde kyon na ho, par keemat kam nahi hoti.

nigaahe-e-shaokh thi shayad, nigaahe-e-aakhri apni,
ki unke jaate hi, nabz-e-namanna chuut gayi apni.

hosh kho dunga, itna mat pila saakhi,
main bahek jaaunga, nazrein na mila saakhi.

dikhakar muh chipa lena, haya isko nahi kehte,
lagakar dil hata lena, wafa isko nahi kehte.

ponch kar ashk aankhon se,
muskurao toh koi baat bane,
sar jhukane se kuch nahi hota,
sar uthao toh koi baat bane.

bujha sake na agar aag, toh paani kya hai,
bahe na vaayu veg se, toh ravaani kya hai,
khatre mein dekh kar desh ko khoon na kholei,
toh usse behtar hai bhudapa, woh jawaani kya hai.