Khalid Nadeem Shani

tumhara hijr manaya to main akela tha
junoon ne hashr uthaya to main akela tha

dayaar -e- khawb tha, tum they, tamam duniya thi
kisi ne aa ke jagaya to main akela tha

koi hussaini na nikla mere rafeeq-on se
dia bhuja ke jalaya to maine akela tha

tumhara hath nahin tha, woh mauj -e- girya thi
meri samajh main jab aya to main akela tha

dayaar -e- ghair gaya tha main khushi-yan lane ko
palaTt ke gaaon jab aya to main akela tha

kahan se ayi hai akhir teri talab mujh main
mujhe khuda ne banaya to main akela tha

baat darasal woh nahin thi yaar
woh magar kitni dilnasheen thi yaar

mera baTtwa kidhar gaya akhir
meri ainak yahin kahin thi yaar

khawb rakhe they jis jagah maine
neend rakhi hui wahin thi yaar

jab talak baap mera zinda tha
mere qadam-on taley zameen thi yaar

lipatt ke soch ki neendain haraam karti hai,
tamaam shab teri hasrat kalaam karti hai,

hum hi woh ilm ke roshan charagh hain jin ko,
hawaa bujhati nahi hai salaam karti hai,

kisi bhi taur sikhati nahi hai azaadi,
mere huzoor, mohabbat ghulaam karti hai,

yeh sar ba-sajda kaha naik-dil tawaif ne,
khudaya shukar ke beti bhi kaam karti hai.

Khat ke choTte se tarashe main nahin ayen ge,
Gham zeyada hain lifafe main nahin ayen ge,

Hum na majnoon hain, na farhaad ke kuch lagte hain,
Hum kisi dasht tamashe main nahin ayen ge,

Us ki kuch khair khabar ho to batao yaaro,
Hum kisi aur dilaase main nahin ayen ge,

Mukhtasar waqt main yeh baat nahin ho sakti,
Dard itne hain khulaase main nahin ayen ge,

Jis tarah ap ne beemar se rukhsat li hai,
Saaf lagta hai janaaze main nahin ayen ge..