Mere Dukh Dard Har Ek Aankh Se Ojhal paDe The

Aqeel Shah

mire dukh dard har ik aankh se ojhal paḌe the

shukr-sad-shukr ki bas ruuh pe hi bal paḌe the

kisi maqsad se tire paas nahin aa.e hain

kahin jaana hi tha so teri taraf chal paḌe the

ek main hi nahin shab chhat pe basar karta tha

chand ke pichhe ka.i aur bhi pagal paḌe the

kaisa nazzara tha kohsaron ki shahzadi ka

baam par vo khaḌi thi farsh pe badal paḌe the

jald-bazon ne bichhaḌne men baḌi ujlat ki

ek ik mas.ale ke varna ka.i hal paḌe the

ḳhud se ḳhud tak ka safar sahl nahin tha itna

raste men ka.i dariya ka.i jangal paḌe the

ijz ke ashk bahate hue shab so gaya main

sub.h uTTha to mire kaam mukammal paḌe the

dhyan tayyari ka aaya hi nahin ham ko ‘aqil’

safar-e-ishq tha be-raḳht-e-safar chal paḌe the