Akhtar Shirani
miri ankhon se zahir khun-fishani ab bhi hoti hai
nigahon se bayan dil ki kahani ab bhi hoti hai
surur-ara sharab-e-arghavani ab bhi hoti hai
mire qadmon men duniya ki javani ab bhi hoti hai
koi jhonka to laati ai nasim atraf-e-kanan tak
savad-e-misr men ambar-fishani ab bhi hoti hai
vo shab ko mushk-bu pardon men chhup kar aa hi jaate hain
mire khvabon par un ki mehrbani ab bhi hoti hai
kahin se haath aa jaae to ham ko bhi koi la de
suna hai is jahan men shadmani ab bhi hoti hai
hilal o badr ke naqshe sabaq dete hain insan ko
ki nakami bina-e-kamrani ab bhi hoti hai
kahin aghyar ke khvabon men chhup chhup kar na jaate hon
vo pahlu men hain lekin bad-gumani ab bhi hoti hai
samajhta hai shikast-e-tauba ashk-e-tauba ko zahid
miri ankhon ki rangat arghavani ab bhi hoti hai
vo barsaten vo baten vo mulaqaten kahan hamdam
vatan ki raat hone ko suhani ab bhi hoti hai
khafa hain phir bhi aa kar chhed jaate hain tasavvur men
hamare haal par kuchh mehrbani ab bhi hoti hai
zaban hi men na ho tasir to main kya karun naseh
tiri baton se paida sargirani ab bhi hoti hai
tumhare gesuon ki chhanv men ik raat guzri thi
sitaron ki zaban par ye kahani ab bhi hoti hai
pas-e-tauba bhi pi lete hain jam-e-ghuncha-o-gul se
baharon men junun ki mehmani ab bhi hoti hai
koi khush ho miri mayusiyan fariyad karti hain
ilahi kya jahan men shadmani ab bhi hoti hai
buton ko kar diya tha jis ne majbur-e-sukhan ‘akhtar’
labon par vo nava-e-asmani ab bhi hoti hai
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