aaj ki baaten kal ke sapne
— Qateel Shifai
Jab bhee tanhaa mujhe paate hain guzarte lamhe
Teree tasveer see raahon men bichhaa jaate hain
Main ki raahon men bhaTaktaa hee chalaa jaataa hoon
Mujh ko khud meree nigaahon se chhupaa jaate hain
Mere bechain khayaalon pe ubharne vaalee
Apne khawabon se na bahlaa meree tanhaa.ee ko
Jab tiree saans miree saans men tahleel nahin
Kyaa karengee miree baanhen teree Angdhaai ko
Jab khayaalon men tire jism ko chhoo letaa hoon
Zindagee sho.ala-e-maazee se jhulas jaatee hai
Jab guzarnaa hoon gham-e-haal ke veeraane se
Mere ehsaas kee naagin mujhe Das jaatee hai
Ham-safar tujh ko kahoon yaa tujhe rahzan samjhoon
Raah men laa ke mujhe chhoD diyaa hai too ne
Ek wo din ki tiraa pyaar basaa tha dil men
Ek ye waqt ki dil tod diyaa hai too ne
Maazee o haal kee tafreeq wo qurbat ye firaaq
Pyaar gulshan se chalaa aayaa hai zindaanon men
Be-zaree apnee sadaaqat ko parakhtee hee rahi
Tal gaya husn zar-o-seem kee meezaanon men
Ghair se resham-o-kam-khvaab kee raahat paa kar
Too mujhe yaad bhee aa.egee to kya aa.egee
Ek mustaqbil-e-zarreen kee tijaarat ke liye
Too mohabbat ke taqaddus ko bhee Thukraa.egee
Aur main pyaar kee taqdees pe marne vaalaa
Dard ban kar tire ehsaas men bas jaa.oongaa
Vaqt aa.egaa to ikhlaas kaa baadal ban kar
Teree jhulsee huee raaton pe baras jaa.oongaa
Jab bhi tanha mujhe pate hain guzarte lamhe
Teri taswir si rahon mein bichha jate hain
Main ki rahon mein bhaTakta hi chala jata hun
Mujh ko KHud meri nigahon se chhupa jate hain
Mere bechain KHayalon pe ubharne wali
Apne KHwabon se na bahla meri tanhai ko
Jab teri sans meri sans mein tahlil nahin
Kya karengi meri banhen teri angDai ko
Jab KHayalon mein tere jism ko chhu leta hun
Zindagi shoala-e-mazi se jhulas jati hai
Jab guzarna hun gham-e-haal ke virane se
Mere ehsas ki nagin mujhe Das jati hai
Ham-safar tujh ko kahun ya tujhe rahzan samjhun
Rah mein la ke mujhe chhoD diya hai tu ne
Ek wo din ki tera pyar basa tha dil mein
Ek ye waqt ki dil tod diya hai tu ne
Mazi o haal ki tafriq wo qurbat ye firaq
Pyar gulshan se chala aaya hai zindanon mein
Be-zari apni sadaqat ko parakhti hi rahi
Tal gaya husn zar-o-sim ki mizanon mein
Ghair se resham-o-kam-KHwab ki rahat pa kar
Tu mujhe yaad bhi aaegi to kya aaegi
Ek mustaqbil-e-zarrin ki tijarat ke liye
Tu mohabbat ke taqaddus ko bhi Thukraegi
Aur main pyar ki taqdis pe marne wala
Dard ban kar tere ehsas mein bas jaunga
Waqt aaega to iKHlas ka baadal ban kar
Teri jhulsi hui raaton pe baras jaunga