ik phuul mere paas thaa ik shama mere saath thii

Ahmad Mushtaq

Ik phuul mere paas thaa ik sham.a mere saath thee Baahar khizaan kaa zor thaa andar andheree raat thee Aise pareshaan to na the TuuTe hue sannaahaTe Jab ishq kee tere mire gham par basar-auqaat thee Kuch tum kaho tum ne kahaan kaise guzaare roz-o-shab Apne na milne kaa sabab to gardish-e-haalaat thee Ik khaamushee thee tar-ba-tar deevaar-e-mizhgaan se udhar Pahunchaa huaa paighaam thaa barsee huee barsaat thee Sab phuul darvaazon men the sab rang aavaazon men the Ik shahr dekhaa thaa kabhee us shahr kee kya baat thee Ye hain na.e logon ke ghar sach hai ab un ko kya khabar Dil bhee kisee kaa naam thaa gham bhee kisee kee zaat thee