Saughat

main to hairan hun kis tarah kaTe rah-e-hayat
ek naya moD bahar-gam ubhar aata hai

sar-e-tariki-e-shab khul jo gaya aaKHir-e-shab
phir naya raaz ba-har-subh nikhar aata hai

jaanchta phirta hun mazi ke khanDar hasrat se
dekhta phirta hun har naqsh-e-hasin hairat se

sochta phirta hun kaun aaya tha kab aaya tha
us jagah sath liye kawish-e-takmil-e-hayat

DhunDhta phirta hun shayad ki ye mazi ke nuqush
kuchh pata den ki shab rose bataun kyunkar

gham ke qabil main KHud apne ko banaun kyunkar
nit nae gham ke giran-bar uThaun kyunkar

dur ek husn ka panchhi sa nazar aata hai
qaid kar lun use shayad ki bahal jae ye dil

dil ki aawaz thaki-haari fasurda bojhal
jis ne taKHil ki duniya mein macha di halchal

main koi tifl nahin hun ki bahal jaunga
na karo qaid mujhe husn ke bahlaon mein

ek nazar jhank ke dekho meri aashaon mein
tum hi KHud sharm se ho jaoge pani pani

ek bebas ko magar dete ho kyun aisa fareb
ab main kis rah mein gham-e-dil ka mudawa DhunDun

an-ginat fikr ki rahen nazar aati hain mujhe
ek naya moD ba-har-gam ubhar aata hai

aur har moD nazar aata hai kitna dilkash
jannat-e-qalb-o-nazar chand-sitaron ka jahan

jaise andaz-e-saba jaise bahaaron ka jahan
jaise jadu bhare nainon ke nigaron ka jahan

jaise masum nigahon mein ishaaron ka jahan
jaise phulon bhari shaKHon pe shararon ka jahan

uf main kis rah mein gham-e-dil ka mudawa DhunDun
kis taraf jaun kise dil se lagae rakkhun

zindagi bhar ki phir us zist ko jannat samjhun
har-dam ek ek nafas chahe jidhar ja ke rahun

kaun is zist ko kar sakta hai mahdud-o-muqim
us ki ek ek ada barq-sifat shoala-nafas

ji raha hun nai ummid liye har ek pal
gham liye dil mein ki main kya na bana kyun na bana

KHush hun har gham se ki idrak ki saughat hai ye
soch leta hun ki main kya hun yahi kya kam hai