Riyaz Khairabadi

are deewaane zara chal ke unhein dekh toh le

mai kadon mein hai mazaa shaikh pari khaanon ka

but khuda hoon ki na hoon hai magar itni tauqueer

but kada aaj bhi kaaba hai masalmaanon ka

chashm saaqui ki tarah hai asar andaaz ai shaikh

baad tauba ke chhalakna bhare paimaanon ka

chatkeean aap na lein mahandi lage haathon se

kaam din ge na ye naakhun kabhi peekaanon ka

quahat jaae bhi magar ye nahi jaane ke reeaazaؔ

ki mire ghar hai ijaara mire mahmaanon ka

paimaane mein wo zahar nahi ghol rahe the

mere liye meekhaane ka dar khol rahe the

mein der mein chup door se munh dekh raha tha

kis tarah bure bol ye but bol rahe the

karte the wo baithe hue naakhun se juda goshat

kahne ko mire dil ki girah khol rahe the

sayyaad ne kab naawak bedaad lagaaya

ham udne ko jab shaakh se par tol rahe the

ai aankh dar ashk wahi naza mein kaam aae

ban kar tire daaman mein jo anmol rahe the

ham baithe the kis tarah tah shaakh fasurda

gul hansate the murghaan chaman bol rahe the

shokhi se quayaamat ko wo paasnag bana kar

ham kitne hain baaton mein hamein tol rahe the

the subh ko wo saaghar jam dast gada mein

aalooda mai shab ko jo kashkol rahe the

kuchh chup se hain ab hashr mein aane se kisi ke

badh badh ke reeaazaؔ aaj bahut bol rahe the

thaka le aur door aasman tak

phir aakhir gardish quismat kahan tak

badi us dil ki betaabi yahan tak

hamein hamein ham hain zamin se aasman tak

dam waada unhein hai baar han tak

zaban thak jaae jo ai be zaban tak

mujhe peena pade aakhir wo aansoo

jo bhar jaate zamin se aasman tak

koi so baar ude so baar baithe

quafas se yoon ham aae aashiyan tak

gala bhi tha kisi ka raaz koi

ki aa kar rah gaya meri zaban tak