Iltija

tum ruTh chuke dil TuT chuka ab yaad na aao rahne do

is mahfil-e-gham mein aane ki zahmat na uThao rahne do

ye sach ki suhane mazi ke lamhon ko bhulana khel nahin

ye sach ki bhaDakte shoalon se daman ko bachana khel nahin

riste hue dil ke zaKHmon ko duniya se chhupana khel nahin

auraq-e-nazar se jalwon ki tahrir miTana khel nahin

lekin ye mohabbat ke naghme is waqt na gao rahne do

jo aag dabi hai sine mein honTon pe na lao rahne do

jari hain watan ki rahon mein har samt lahu ke fawware

dukh-dard ki choTen kha kha kar larzan hain dilon ke gahware

angusht ba-lab hain shams o qamar hairan o pareshan hain tare

hain baad-e-sahar ke jhonke bhi tufan-e-musalsal ke dhaare

ab fursat-e-naw-nosh kahan ab yaad na aao rahne do

tufan mein rahne walon ko ghafil na banao rahne do

mana ki mohabbat ki KHatir hum tum ne qasam bhi khai thi

ye amn-o-sukun se dur faza paigham-e-sukun bhi lai thi

wo daur bhi tha jab duniya ki har shai pe jawani chhai thi

KHwabon ki nashili bad-masti masum dilon par chhai thi

lekin wo zamana dur gaya ab yaad na aao rahne do

jis rah pe jaana lazim hai us se na haTao rahne do

ab waqt nahin un naghmon ka jo KHwabon ko bedar karen

ab waqt hai aise naron ka jo soton ko hoshyar karen

duniya ko zarurat hai un ki jo talwaron ko pyar karen

jo qaum o watan ke qadmon par qurbani den isar karen

rudad-e-mohabbat phir kahna ab man bhi jao rahne do

jadu na jagao rahne do fitne na uThao rahne do

main zahr-e-haqiqat ki talKHi KHwabon mein chhupaunga kab tak

ghurbat ke dahakte shoalon se daman ko bachaunga kab tak

aashob-e-jahan ki dewi se yun aankh churanunga kab tak

jis farz ko pura karna hai wo farz bhulaunga kab tak

ab tab nahin nazzare ki jalwe na dikhao rahne do

KHurshid-e-mohabbat ke ruKH se parde na uThao rahne do

mumkin hai zamana ruKH badle ye daur-e-halakat miT jae

ye zulm ki duniya karwaT le ye ahd-e-zalalat miT jae

daulat ke farebi bandon ka ye kibr aur naKHwat miT jae

barbaad watan ke mahlon se ghairon ki hukumat miT jae

us waqt ba-nam-e-ahd-e-wafa main KHud bhi tumhein yaad aaunga

munh moD ke sari duniya se ulfat ka sabaq duhraunga