chashm e be khvaab ko saamaan bahut
— Amjad Islam Amjad
Chashm-e-be-khvaab ko saamaan bahut!
Raat-bhar shahr kee galiyon men havaa
Haath men sang liye
Khauf se zard makaanon ke dhaDakte dil par
Dastaken detee chalee jaatee hai
Raushnee band kivaaDon se nikalte hue ghabraatee hai
Har taraf cheekh see chakraatee hai
Hain mire dil ke liye dard ke unvaan bahut
Dard kaa naam samaa.at ke liye raahat-e-jaan
Dast-e-be-maaya ko zar
Nutq-e-khaamosh ko lafz
Khvaab-e-be-dar ko makaan
Dard kaa naam mire shahr-e-khwaish kaa nishaan
Manzil-e-reg-e-ravaan
Dard kee raah pe taskeen ke imkaan bahut!
Hijr kaa dard kaThin hai phir bhee
Vo bhee us roz bichhaD kar mujh se
Khush to na thee
Us ne ye manzil-e-gham
Kis tarah kaaTee hogee
Vo bhee to meree tarah hogee pareshaan bahut
(dard kee raah men taskeen ke saamaan bahut)
Kyaa khabar us kee samaa.at ke liye
Dard kaa naam bhalaa ho ki na ho
Shahr-e-khwaish kaa nishaan
Nutq-e-khaamosh kaa iz.haar huaa ho ki na ho
Dast-e-be-maaya kaa zar (wo tahee-dast na thii)
Hijr kaa dard banaa ho ki na ho
Us kee galiyon men ravaan dastaken detee huee surkh havaa ho ki na ho
Ishq-e-nau-khez ke armaan bahut
Shauq-e-gul-rang ke raste men bayaabaan bahut
Sokhta-jaan bahut
Chashm-e-be-khvaab ko saamaan bahut
Chashm-e-be-KHwab ko saman bahut!
Raat-bhar shahr ki galiyon mein hawa
Hath mein sang liye
KHauf se zard makanon ke dhaDakte dil par
Dastaken deti chali jati hai
Raushni band kiwaDon se nikalte hue ghabraati hai
Har taraf chiKH si chakraati hai
Hain mere dil ke liye dard ke unwan bahut
Dard ka nam samaat ke liye rahat-e-jaan
Dast-e-be-maya ko zar
Nutq-e-KHamosh ko lafz
KHwab-e-be-dar ko makan
Dard ka nam mere shahr-e-KHwahish ka nishan
Manzil-e-reg-e-rawan
Dard ki rah pe taskin ke imkan bahut!
Hijr ka dard kaThin hai phir bhi
Wo bhi us roz bichhaD kar mujh se
KHush to na thi
Us ne ye manzil-e-gham
Kis tarah kaTi hogi
Wo bhi to meri tarah hogi pareshan bahut
(dard ki rah mein taskin ke saman bahut)
Kya KHabar us ki samaat ke liye
Dard ka nam bhala ho ki na ho
Shahr-e-KHwahish ka nishan
Nutq-e-KHamosh ka izhaar hua ho ki na ho
Dast-e-be-maya ka zar (wo tahi-dast na thi)
Hijr ka dard bana ho ki na ho
Us ki galiyon mein rawan dastaken deti hui surKH hawa ho ki na ho
Ishq-e-nau-KHez ke arman bahut
Shauq-e-gul-rang ke raste mein bayaban bahut
SoKHta-jaan bahut
Chashm-e-be-KHwab ko saman bahut