Qateel Shifai

mujh ko dara rahi thi zamaane ki ham sari

dekha toh apne quad ke baraabar bhi mein hi tha

aaeena dekhne pe jo naadim hua quateelaؔ

mulk zameer ka wo sikandar bhi mein hi tha

haalaat ki bheegi raat bhi hai jazbaat ka tez alaaؤ bhi

mein kaun si aag mein jal jaaoon ai nukta waro samjhaaؤ bhi

har chand nazar ne jhele hain har baar sanahre ghaaؤ bhi

ham aaj bhi dhoka kha lein ge tum bhes badal kar aao bhi

girdaab ke khoonin halquon se jab khel chuki hai naaw bhi

patwaar badalna kya mani malaahon ko samjhaaؤ bhi

be kaif jhakole kaanton ko shaadaab toh kya kar paaein ge

jo phool pade hain raahon mein un phoolon ko mahkaaؤ bhi

ham se toh jafaaؤn ke shikwe tum hans kar chheen bhi sakte ho

ham dil ko pasheman kar lein ge tum pyar se aankh jhakaaؤ bhi

gul rang charaaghon ki lo se taareek ujaale phoot bahe

har taaque mein ghor andheera hai us rang mahal ko dhaaؤ bhi

shaayad mire badan ki ruswaai chaahta hai

darwaaza mere ghar ka beenaai chaahta hai

auquat zabt us ko ai chashm tar bata de

ye dil samundaron ki gahraai chaahta hai

shahron mein wo ghutan hai us door mein ki insan

gumnaam jangalon ki purwaai chaahta hai

kuchh zalazle samo kar zanjeer ki khanak mein

ik raqs waalhaana saudaai chaahta hai

kuchh us liye bhi apne charche hain shahar bhar mein

ik paarsa hamaari ruswaai chaahta hai

har shakhs ki jabin par karte hain raqs taare

har shakhs zindagi ki raanaai chaahta hai

ab chhod saath mera ai yaad nojwaani

us umr ka musafir tanhaai chaahta hai

mein jab quateelaؔ apna sab kuchh luta chuka hoon

ab mera pyar mujh se daanaai chaahta hai

tah mein jo rah gae wo sadaf bhi nakaaliye

tagheeaaneewan ka haath samundar mein daaleeye

apni hadon mein rahiye ki rah jaae aabroo

oopar jo dekhna hai toh pagdi sanbhaaleeye

khoshbo toh muddaton ki zamin doz ho chuki

ab sirf pateewan ko hua mein achhaaleeye

sadiyon ka farque padta hai lamhon ke pher mein

jo gham hai aaj ka use kal par na taaleeye