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April 2026
Aks-e-khushbuu huN bikharne se na roke koii
detii nahiN amaaN jo zamiN aasmaN to hai
mujhe bhii lamha-e-hijrat ne kar diya taqseem
Us ko judaa hue bhii zamaana bahut hua
Ye kehna thaa un se mohabbat hai mujh ko
Baith jaata huN jahaN chhanv ghanii hoti hai
Kuchh to tanhaii ki ratoN meiN saharaa hota
Dhoop meiN sab rang gehre ho gaye
ye maana zindagi hai chaar din kii
Thanni thee dil mein ab na milenge kisi se ham
Ae ‘Zauk’ dekh dukhtar-e-raz ko na munh laga
Lag ke saahil se jo behtaa hai use behne do
Goya tumhari yaad hi mera ilaaj hai
vo jis ke shaane pe haath rakh kar safar kiya tu ne manziloN ka
Haay re majbooriyan mahroomiyan nakamiyan
Ab na puchhungi maiN khoye hue khwaboN ka pata
Magar deewana tha gul bhi kisu ka
Abhii to chaak pe jaari hai raqs mitti ka
Bahta aansuN ek jhalak meiN kitne roop dikhayega
Thae kitne achchhe log ki jin ko apne gham se fursat thii
‘Mushafi ham to ye samjhe thae ki hoga koii zakhm
ye tu ne kaha kya ai nadaN fayyazi-e-qudrat aam nahiN
shikastaa-haal saa be-aasraa saa lagta hai
na-tajarbakaari se vaaiz kii ye baateN haiN
HazaroN khwahishen aisi ki har khwahish pe dam nikle
naahaq hum majbooroN par yeh tohmat hai mukhtaari ki
aah ko chahiye ek umr asar hote tak
Ghazab kiya tere waade pe aitbaar kiya
Wo jis ke shaane pe haath rakh kar safar kiya tu ne manziloN ka
Pad jaayeN mire jism pe laakh aable ‘Akbar’