ajnabii
— Kaifi Azmi
Ai hama-rang hama-noor hama-soz-o-gudaaz
Bazm-e-mahtaab se aane kee zaroorat kya thee
Too jahaan thee usee jannat men nikhartaa tiraa ruup
Is jahannam ko basaane kee zaroorat kya thee
Ye khad-o-khaal ye khawabon se taraashaa huaa jism
Aur dil jis pe khad-o-khaal kee narmee bhee nisaar
Khaar hee khaar sharaare hee sharaare hain yahaan
Aur tham tham ke uThaa paanv bahaaron kee bahaar
Tishnagee zahr bhee pee jaatee hai amrit kee tarah
Jaane kis jaam pe ruk jaa.e nigaah-e-ma.asoom
Doobte dekhaa hai jin aankhon men mai-khaana bhee
Pyaas un aankhon kee bujhe yaa na bujhe kya ma.aloom
Hain sabhee husn-parast ahl-e-nazar saahib-e-dil
Koee ghar men koi mahfil men sajaa.egaa tujhe
Too faqat jism nahin sher bhee hai giit bhee hai
Kaun ashkon kee ghanee Chaaon men gaa.egaa tujhe
Tujh se ik dard kaa rishta bhee hai bas pyaar nahin
Apne aanchal pe mujhe ashk bahaa lene de
Too jahaan jaatee hai jaa, rokne vaalaa main kaun
Apne raste men magar sham.a jalaa lene de
Ai hama-rang hama-nur hama-soz-o-gudaz
Bazm-e-mahtab se aane ki zarurat kya thi
Tu jahan thi usi jannat mein nikharta tera rup
Is jahannam ko basane ki zarurat kya thi
Ye KHad-o-KHal ye KHwabon se tarasha hua jism
Aur dil jis pe KHad-o-KHal ki narmi bhi nisar
KHar hi KHar sharare hi sharare hain yahan
Aur tham tham ke uTha panw bahaaron ki bahaar
Tishnagi zahr bhi pi jati hai amrit ki tarah
Jaane kis jam pe ruk jae nigah-e-masum
Dubte dekha hai jin aankhon mein mai-KHana bhi
Pyas un aankhon ki bujhe ya na bujhe kya malum
Hain sabhi husn-parast ahl-e-nazar sahib-e-dil
Koi ghar mein koi mahfil mein sajaega tujhe
Tu faqat jism nahin sher bhi hai git bhi hai
Kaun ashkon ki ghani chhanw mein gaega tujhe
Tujh se ek dard ka rishta bhi hai bas pyar nahin
Apne aanchal pe mujhe ashk baha lene de
Tu jahan jati hai ja, rokne wala main kaun
Apne raste mein magar shama jala lene de