Ab Aise Chaak Par Kuza-Gari Hoti Nahin Thi

Shaheen Abbas

ab aise chaak par kuza-gari hoti nahin thi

kabhi hoti thi miTTi aur kabhi hoti nahin thi

bahut pahle se afsurda chale aate hain ham to

bahut pahle ki jab afsurdagi hoti nahin thi

hamen in halon hona bhi koi asan tha kya

mohabbat ek thi aur ek bhi hoti nahin thi

diya pahuncha nahin tha aag pahunchi thi gharon tak

phir aisi aag jis se raushni hoti nahin thi

nikal jaate the sar par be-sar-o-samani laade

bhari lagti thi gaThri aur bhari hoti nahin thi

hamen ye ishq tab se hai ki jab din ban raha tha

shab-e-hijran jab itni sarsari hoti nahin thi

hamen ja ja ke kahna paḌta tha ham hain yahin hain

ki jab maujudgi maujudgi hoti nahin thi

bahut takrar rahti thi bhare ghar men kisi se

jo shai darkar hoti thi vahi hoti nahin thi

tumhi ko ham basar karte the aur din mapte the

hamara vaqt achchha tha ghaḌi hoti nahin thi