
Mahesh Chandra Naqsh
ab vo kahte hain mudda.a kahiye
sochta huun ki ‘naqsh’ kya kahiye
zindagi zindagi se ruuTh ga.i
haa.e ab kis ko ashna kahiye
hai taghaful ka kyuun gila un se
ah-e-sozan ko na-rasa kahiye
apni kashti to Duub hi jaati
azm-e-mohkam ko naḳhuda kahiye
thartharahaT haya ki us ruḳh par
raqs-e-nairangi-e-saba kahiye
khoi khoi hain dhaḌkanen dil ki
phir mohabbat ki ibtida kahiye
ittifaqan ye aap ka milna
ek rangin hadsa kahiye
na-shanas-e-alam ho jo hasti
sach to ye hai ki be-maza kahiye
dushman-e-jan to dushman-e-jan hai
ghamgusaron ko ‘naqsh’ kya kahiye

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