Arshad Malik

Zahir kisi surat bhi kahin naam na karna
Hain log bohat khas humen aam na karna

Jane ki ijazat to diye dete hain lekin
Raste main kahin aate huye shaam na karna

Mein us ki yaad ko dil mein bahaal rakhta tha,
Khud apne aap se zeyada kheyal rakhta tha,

Zara si baat pe woh mujhse rooth jata tha,
Main us se pyar ka rishta bahaal rakhta tha,

Sambhaal rakhti thi ik khawhish-e-wisaal mujhe,
Woh hijar deta tha, mujh ko niddhaal rakhta tha,

Main kitne qurb se guzra hoon kya pata us ko,
Woh shakhs mujh ko bohat pur’malaal rakhta tha,

Mujhe to dost mere maaar gaye Arshad,
Main bach geya hoon ke himmat kamaal rakhta tha..

Sirf itna nahin dil dukhaa kar geya,
Sara jeewan woh mera sazaa kar geya,

Jis ki tu raah takta hai sham-o-sehar,
Sab hawaley woh tere bhalaa kar geya,

Phool, khushbu, chaman, chand, taarey, sabaa,
Saarey sathi woh hum se khafaa kar geya,

Tu kahan aur yeh bewafayi kahan,
Yeh zamana tujhe bewafaa kar geya,

Sab darakhton pe kuch kuch likha reh geya,
Naam aese woh mera mitaa kar geya,

Yaad meri sataaye gi shab bhar usey,
Aaj din bhar humain jo sataa kar geya,

Yeh bhi mumkin hai Arshad na lottay kabhi,
Jo humain chaar din ka bataa kar geya..

Koi baat aesi kiya karo, koi lafz aesa likha karo,
Miley jis se dil ko qaraar sa, koi shair aesa parhaa karo,

Sadaa dukh main hi na rakha karo, kabhi sukh bhi us ko diya karo,
Yeh udaas hai keyi roz se, mere dil main aa ke raha karo,

Jo kathan kathan se hain rastey, yeh sabhi hain kyon mere wastey,
Yeh jo jal raha hoon main aag main kabhi tum bhi is mein jala karo,

Mujhe ab bhi tumhari hi aas hai, mera dil tumhare hi paas hai,
Hai yeh jaan tere hissaar mein is se meri jaan rihaaa karo,

Mera din ho ya meri raat ho, tere hath mein mera hath ho,
Abhi jese tum mere sath ho, yunhi sath mere chalaa karo..

Jeeti baazi haara hoon,
Ab main toota taara hoon,

Sehraa hoon ik jaltey dukh ka,
Main ik gham ka dhaara hoon,

Sachaayi ka shola dil main,
Main jalta hua angaara hoon,

Galiyon galiyon dhoondon tujh ko,
Main bhi ik banjaara hoon,

Arshad meri qeemat kya hai,
Main matti hoon, gaara* hoon..

(gaara;cement)

Hawaa ke sath chalte ja rahe ho,
Bohat aagey nikalte ja rahe ho,

Chale jao magar yeh to bata do,
Yeh rastey kyon badalte ja rahe ho,

Khud apne hath se yeh khat jalaye,
To ab kyon hath maltey ja rahe ho,

Humain samjhaa rahe ho pyar se tum,
Suno! tum bhi badaltey ja rahe ho,

Uthaa kar bojh kandhon per jafaa ka,
Suna hai phir sambhaltey ja rahe ho,

Lagi ho koi chott dil par jaise,
Utha kar dard chalte ja rahe ho,

Barhaa kar dosti suraj se Arshad,
Ghanney saaye main chalte ja rahe ho..

Tujhe sochte hain gulaabon ko le ker,
Khayalon main kitne saraabon ko le ker,

Teri ankh mein doob janey se pehle,
Bohat sochtey hain sharabon ko le ker,

Mujhe chahtey ho kahan se kahan tak,
Yehi sochtey hain jawabon ko le ker,

Mujhe apni chahat ki aghosh de do,
Kahan jaaon ga apne khawbon ko le ker,

Mujhe us ne apna na maana to Arshad,
Kahin ja basoon ga kharaabon ko le ker..

Kab kare kis se kare ishq ka peimaan koi,
Jaan! muddat se nahin dekha hai jaanan koi,

Dil behelta nahin phailay huye viraanon main,
Koi le aye, kisi sheher se jaanan koi,

Zindagi, teri inaayat pe nichaawar kardi,
Phir bhi rehta hai to bata tera ehsaan koi,

Koi pagal koi wehshi kabhi dekha kab tha,
Kese hota na mere roop se hairaan koi,

Jitni yadain hain teri, sath liye phirta hoon,
Ab mere pass nahin baaki hai samaan koi,

Kese utrey gi thakkan jism ki phir shaam ke baad,
Raat utri na ho jis sheher mein asaan koi..

Kaha us ne mohabbat mein yeh gham kyon sath miltey hain,
Kaha mene yeh kantey phool bhi to sath paltey hain,

Kaha us ne ke lamhey pyar ke kyon kam se hotey hain,
Kaha mene ke khushbu kab hamesha sath deti hai,

Kaha us ne ghamon se kyon is qadar pyar karte ho,
Kaha mene yehi to hain jo apna sath dete hain,

Kaha us ne bichar jayen agar hum to acha hai,
Kaha mene tum apni bheegti palkain zara dekho,

Kaha us ne ke kitna chahtey ho tum mujhe Arshad,
Kaha mene samandar ki kabhi gehraayi dekhi hai..

Kattoti ho rahi hai lamha lamha,
To kya yeh zindgaani lease per hai..