Voh bejaa koshishein karte hain manane ki.
Aur humein aadat nahi hai aazmaane ki..
Meri fikr na kar ; hain mere ahbaab bahut.
Kya hua jo hain tanz nigaahein zamane ki.
Rahbar na sahi; chalo anzaan hi sahi.
Jahan mein kaun karta hai parwah anzaane ki.
Ik musht yun dene the ashqon ke tohfe.
Jarurat hi kya thi ik muddat hansaane ki..
Sare-shaam kar diya tanha bazme-jahan mein.
Uss pe saza di khud ko bhulaane ki..
Khush thi main; falak pe chaand nihaar ke.
Kyun ki jurarrat usko aangan mein bulane ki.
Kooye- tanhaayi mein khush hun be-inteha..
Chaahat nahi fir koi mehfil sazaane ki..
Adaawat ki ahmiyat jarre se bhi kam hai.
Aur naa jarurat rahi doston ke samjhaane ki.
‘roshan-ae-khyaal’ tassavur badal badal jaate hain.
Fir vajah kya hai sukhan ke thehar jaane ki..
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ankita
