apne ghar ki khidkii se main aasmaan ko dekhuungaa
— Amjad Islam Amjad
Apne ghar kee khiDkee se main aasmaan ko dekhoongaa
Jis par teraa naam likhaa hai us taare ko DhoonDoongaa
Tum bhee har shab diyaa jalaa kar palkon kee dahleez pe rakhnaa
Main bhee roz ik khvaab tumhaare shahr kee jaanib bhejoongaa
Hijr ke Dariya men tum paDhnaa lahron kee tahreeren bhee
Paanee kee har satr pe main kuch dil kee baaten likkhoongaa
Jis tanhaa se peD ke neeche ham baarish men bheege the
Tum bhee us ko chhoo ke guzarnaa main bhee us se lipToongaa
Khvaab musaafir lamhon ke hain saath kahaan tak jaa.enge
Tum ne bilkul Thiik kahaa hai main bhee ab kuch sochoongaa
Baadal oDh ke guzroongaa main tere ghar ke aangan se
Qaus-e-quzah ke sab rangon men tujh ko bheegaa dekhoongaa
Be-mausam baarish kee soorat der talak aur duur talak
Tere dayaar-e-husn pe main bhee kin-min kin-min barsoongaa
Sharm se dohraa ho jaa.egaa kaan paDaa wo bundaa bhee
Baad-e-sabaa ke lahje men ik baat men aisi poochhoongaa
Safha safha ek kitaab-e-husn see khultee jaa.egee
Aur usee kee lai men phir main tum ko azbar kar loongaa
Vaqt ke ik kankar ne jis ko akson men taqseem kiyaa
Aab-e-ravaan men kaise 'amjad' ab wo chehraa joDoongaa
Apne ghar ki khiDki se main aasman ko dekhunga
Jis par tera nam likha hai us tare ko DhunDunga
Tum bhi har shab diya jala kar palkon ki dahliz pe rakhna
Main bhi roz ek KHwab tumhaare shahr ki jaanib bhejunga
Hijr ke dariya mein tum paDhna lahron ki tahriren bhi
Pani ki har satr pe main kuch dil ki baaten likkhunga
Jis tanha se peD ke niche hum barish mein bhige the
Tum bhi us ko chhu ke guzarna main bhi us se lipTunga
KHwab musafir lamhon ke hain sath kahan tak jaenge
Tum ne bilkul Thik kaha hai main bhi ab kuch sochunga
Baadal oDh ke guzrunga main tere ghar ke aangan se
Qaus-e-quzah ke sab rangon mein tujh ko bhiga dekhunga
Be-mausam barish ki surat der talak aur dur talak
Tere dayar-e-husn pe main bhi kin-min kin-min barsunga
Sharm se dohra ho jaega kan paDa wo bunda bhi
Baad-e-saba ke lahje mein ek baat mein aisi puchhunga
Safha safha ek kitab-e-husn si khulti jaegi
Aur usi ki lai mein phir main tum ko azbar kar lunga
Waqt ke ek kankar ne jis ko akson mein taqsim kiya
Aab-e-rawan mein kaise 'amjad' ab wo chehra joDunga