ludhaktaa patthar
— Qateel Shifai
Raushnee Doob ga.ee chaand ne munh Dhaanp liyaa
Ab koi raah dikhaa.ee nahin detee mujh ko
Mere ehsaas men kohraam machaa hai lekin
Koee awaaz sunaa.ee nahin detee mujh ko
Raat ke haath ne kirnon kaa galaa ghoonT diyaa
Jaise ho jaa.e zameen-bos shivaala koi
Ye ghaTaa-Top andheraa ye ghanaa sannaaTaa
Ab koi giit hai baaqee na ujaalaa koi
Jis ne chhup-chhup ke jalaayaa miree ummeedon ko
Vo sulagtee huee ThanDak mire ghar tak pahunchee
Dekhte dekhte sailaab-e-havas phail gaya
Mauj-e-paayaab ubhar kar mire sar tak pahunchee
Mire taareek gharaunde ko udaasee de kar
Muskuraate hain dareechon men ishaare kya kya
Uf ye ummeed kaa madfan ye mohabbat kaa mazaar
Is men dekhe hain tabaahee ke nazaare kya kya
Jis ne aa.ankhon men sitaare se kabhi ghole the
Aaj ehsaas pe kaajal saa bikheraa us ne
Jis ne khud aa ke TaTolaa tha mire siine ko
Le liyaa ghair ke pahloo men baseraa us ne
Vo talavvun ki nahin jis kaa Thikaana koi
Us ke andaaz-e-kuhan aaj na.e taur ke hain
Vahee bebaak ishaare vahee bhaDke hue giit
Kal mire haath bike aaj kisee aur ke hain
Vo mahaktaa saa chahaktaa saa ubaltaa siina
Us kee mee.aad hai do roz lipaTne ke liye
Zulf bikhree huee bikhree to nahin rah saktee
Phailtaa hai koi saaya to simaTne ke liye
Raushni Dub gai chand ne munh Dhanp liya
Ab koi rah dikhai nahin deti mujh ko
Mere ehsas mein kohram macha hai lekin
Koi aawaz sunai nahin deti mujh ko
Raat ke hath ne kirnon ka gala ghunT diya
Jaise ho jae zamin-bos shiwala koi
Ye ghaTa-Top andhera ye ghana sannaTa
Ab koi git hai baqi na ujala koi
Jis ne chhup-chhup ke jalaya meri ummidon ko
Wo sulagti hui ThanDak mere ghar tak pahunchi
Dekhte dekhte sailab-e-hawas phail gaya
Mauj-e-payab ubhar kar mere sar tak pahunchi
Mere tarik gharaunde ko udasi de kar
Muskuraate hain darichon mein ishaare kya kya
Uf ye ummid ka madfan ye mohabbat ka mazar
Is mein dekhe hain tabahi ke nazare kya kya
Jis ne aaankhon mein sitare se kabhi ghole the
Aaj ehsas pe kajal sa bikhera us ne
Jis ne KHud aa ke TaTola tha mere sine ko
Le liya ghair ke pahlu mein basera us ne
Wo talawwun ki nahin jis ka Thikana koi
Us ke andaz-e-kuhan aaj nae taur ke hain
Wahi bebak ishaare wahi bhaDke hue git
Kal mere hath bike aaj kisi aur ke hain
Wo mahakta sa chahakta sa ubalta sina
Us ki miad hai do roz lipaTne ke liye
Zulf bikhri hui bikhri to nahin rah sakti
Phailta hai koi saya to simaTne ke liye