ye saraae hai
— Ibn E Insha
Ye saraa.e hai yahaan kis kaa Thikaanaa DhoonDo
Yaan to aate hain musaafir so chale jaate hain
Haan yahee naam tha kuch aisa hee chehraa-mohraa
Yaad paDtaa hai ki aayaa tha musaafir koi
Suune aangan men phiraa kartaa tha tanhaa tanhaa
Kitnee gahree thee nigaahon kee udaasee us kee
Log kahte the ki hogaa koi aaseb-zada
Ham ne aisi bhee koi baat na dekhee us men
Ye bhee himmat na huee paas biThaa ke poochhen
Dil ye kahtaa tha koi dard kaa maaraa hogaa
LauT aayaa hai jo awaaz na us kee paa.ee
Jaane kis dar pe kise jaa ke pukaaraa hogaa
Yaan to har roz kee baaten hain ye jeeten maaten
Ye bhee chaahat ke kisee khel men haaraa hogaa
Ek tasveer kuch aap se miltee jultee
Ek tahreer thee par us kaa to qissa chhoDen
Chand ghazlen thiin ki likkhen kabhi likh kar kaaTen
Sher achchhe the jo sun lo to kaleja thaamo
Bas yahee maal musaafir kaa tha ham ne dekhaa
Jaane kis raah men kis shakhs ne luuTaa us ko
Guzraa karte hain sulagte hue baaqee ayyaam
Log jab aag lagaate hain bujhaate bhee bhee nahin
Ajnabee piit ke maaron se kasee ko kya kaam
Bastiyon vaale kabhi naaz uThaate bhee nahin
Chheen lete hain kisee shakhs ke jee kaa aaraam
Phir bulaate bhee nahin paas biThaate bhee nahin
Ek din sub.h jo dekhaa to saraa.e men na tha
Jaane kis des gaya hai wo divaanaa DhoonDo!!
Ham se poochho to na aa.egaa wo jaane vaalaa
Tum to naahaq ko bhaTakne kaa bahaanaa DhoonDo
Yaan to aayaa jo musaafir yuun hee shab-bhar Thahraa
Ye saraa.e hai yahaan kis kaa Thikaanaa DhoonDo
Ye sarae hai yahan kis ka Thikana DhunDo
Yan to aate hain musafir so chale jate hain
Han yahi nam tha kuch aisa hi chehra-mohra
Yaad paDta hai ki aaya tha musafir koi
Sune aangan mein phira karta tha tanha tanha
Kitni gahri thi nigahon ki udasi us ki
Log kahte the ki hoga koi aaseb-zada
Hum ne aisi bhi koi baat na dekhi us mein
Ye bhi himmat na hui pas biTha ke puchhen
Dil ye kahta tha koi dard ka mara hoga
LauT aaya hai jo aawaz na us ki pai
Jaane kis dar pe kise ja ke pukara hoga
Yan to har roz ki baaten hain ye jiten maten
Ye bhi chahat ke kisi khel mein haara hoga
Ek taswir kuch aap se milti julti
Ek tahrir thi par us ka to qissa chhoDen
Chand ghazlen thin ki likkhen kabhi likh kar kaTen
Sher achchhe the jo sun lo to kaleja thamo
Bas yahi mal musafir ka tha hum ne dekha
Jaane kis rah mein kis shaKHs ne luTa us ko
Guzra karte hain sulagte hue baqi ayyam
Log jab aag lagate hain bujhate bhi bhi nahin
Ajnabi pit ke maron se kasi ko kya kaam
Bastiyon wale kabhi naz uThate bhi nahin
Chhin lete hain kisi shaKHs ke ji ka aaram
Phir bulate bhi nahin pas biThate bhi nahin
Ek din subh jo dekha to sarae mein na tha
Jaane kis des gaya hai wo diwana DhunDo!!
Hum se puchho to na aaega wo jaane wala
Tum to nahaq ko bhaTakne ka bahana DhunDo
Yan to aaya jo musafir yun hi shab-bhar Thahra
Ye sarae hai yahan kis ka Thikana DhunDo