Akhtar Shirani
main arzu-e-jan likhun ya jan-e-arzu!
tu hi bata de naaz se iman-e-arzu!
aansu nikal rahe hain tasavvur men ban ke phuul
shadab ho raha hai gulistan-e-arzu!
iman o jaan nisar tiri ik nigah par
tu jan-e-arzu hai tu iman-e-arzu!
hone ko hai tulu sabah-e-shab-e-visal
bujhne ko hai charagh-e-shabistan-e-arzu!
ik vo ki arzuon pe jiite hain umr bhar
ik ham ki hain abhi se pashiman-e-arzu!
ankhon se ju-e-khun hai ravan dil hai daagh daagh
dekhe koi bahar-e-gulistan-e-arzu!
dil men nashat-e-rafta ki dhundli si yaad hai
ya sham-e-vasl hai tah-e-daman-e-arzu!
‘akhtar’ ko zindagi ka bharosa nahin raha
jab se luta chuke sar-o-saman-e-arzu!
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