Poet Name: Saleem Kausar

taare jo kabhi ashk-fishani se nikalte ham chand uthae hue paani se nikalte khamosh sahi markazi kirdar to ham the

tilism-khana-e-asbab mere samne tha mira hi dekha hua khvab mere samne tha vahi nahin tha jise dil talak rasai thi

tujh se badh kar koi pyara bhi nahin ho sakta par tira saath gavara bhi nahin ho sakta rasta bhi

tum ne sach bolne ki jurat ki ye bhi tauhin hai adalat ki manzilen raston ki dhuul huiin puchhte kya

tu suraj hai teri taraf dekha nahin ja sakta lekin dekhne valon ko roka nahin ja sakta ab jo lahar

vahan mahfil na sajai jahan khalvat nahin ki us ko socha hi nahin jis se mohabbat nahin ki ab ke

vo ankhen jin se mulaqat ik bahana hua unhen khabar hi nahin kaun kab nishana hua sitara-e-sahari ka bharosa mat

vo jin ke naqsh-e-qadam dekhne men aate hain ab aise log to kam dekhne men aate hain kahin nahin hai

charagh-e-yad ki lau ham-safar kahan tak hai ye raushni miri dahliz par kahan tak hai bas ek tum the ki